Posts Tagged ‘Hudson River’

Riverkeeper, NY/NJ Baykeeper Call on Hudson River Park Trust To Conduct Full Environmental Review Prior to Approving Pier 55 Project

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Leah Rae, Riverkeeper, (914) 478-4501 ext. 238 or (914) 715-6821 Loss of River Habitat Is Among Many Concerns Over Pier Construction in Hudson River Park Estuarine Sanctuary; Pa… Read More

Riverkeeper and Scenic Hudson Joint Statement on PSC Ruling on Desalination Plant Proposed for Rockland County

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hayley Carlock, Scenic Hudson, 845 891 3148; [email protected] Leah Rae, Riverkeeper, 914 715 6821; [email protected] HUDSON VALLEY— Two leading Hudson Valley enviro… Read More

Forum to Unify Upriver and Downriver Communities in Call for More Comprehensive Hudson River PCB Cleanup

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Natural Resources Defense Council Riverkeeper Scenic Hudson Contact: Jay Burgess, Scenic Hudson, 845 473 4440, Ext. 222; [email protected]Read More

Riverkeeper and Scenic Hudson Submit Comments Calling on DOT to Enact Immediate, Comprehensive Changes to Crude Oil Rail Shipping Regulations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Tina Posterli, Riverkeeper, 516-526-9371, [email protected] Jay Burgess, Scenic Hudson, 845-473-4440 x 222, [email protected] New draft regulations al… Read More

Peekskill Brewery and Captain Lawrence Brewing Co. to Launch “Riverkeeper” Beer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tina Posterli, 516-526-9371, [email protected] Public will name first beer in Hudson Valley to benefit clean drinking water OSSINING, NY – August 28, 2014 – … Read More

Riverkeeper Comments on U.S. Department of Transportation’s Proposed Rulemaking on Transport of Flammable Fuel by Rail

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tina Posterli, Riverkeeper, 516-526-9371, [email protected] Continues call for immediate emergency action to ban the use of DOT-111 train cars to carry crude oi… Read More

Community Meeting on The Risks of Transporting Crude Oil on the Hudson

Join Riverkeeper’s Kate Hudson, Watershed Program Director and Scenic Hudson for a presentation about the risks of crude oil transportation in the Hudson Valley on July 9, 2014. This presentat… Read More

Groups Challenge New York State’s Decision Not to Require Full Environmental Review of Plan to Expand Albany Crude Oil Facility

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Christopher Amato, Earthjustice, 212-845-7390, [email protected] Tina Posterli, Riverkeeper, 516-526-9371, [email protected] Facts show impacts to commun… Read More

Restoring Our River: Panel on Passaic River Superfund Cleanup

Riverkeeper’s Abigail M. Jones, staff attorney for the Hudson River Program, will take part in a panel presentation in Newark called “Restoring Our River” on the plans to clean up an… Read More

How’s the Water in the Capital District?

Riverkeeper will present a talk on water quality in the Hudson River, focusing on the Capital District and plans to make the water safe for swimming in the coming years. The talk is hosted by L.L. Be… Read More

Tell Gov. Hochul to block invasive species at the Erie and Champlain canals
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