Posts Tagged ‘superfund site’

Gowanus Canal and Newtown Creek: A Tale of Two Superfunds

On 10th anniversary of cleanup efforts, progress lags on Newtown Creek; more community voices are needed in Brooklyn and Queens. New York City’s two most notoriously polluted waterways were listed a… Read More

Groups Call Foul on EPA’s Approved Hudson River Demobilization Plan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 12, 2015 Contact: Manna Jo Greene, Environmental Director, Clearwater, 845 807 1270, or [email protected] Kate Kiely, NRDC Strategic Communications Manager, 212 7… Read More

Back to School on PCBs in the Hudson (Recorded Webinar)

Watch a recorded version of “Back to School on PCBs in the Hudson,” hosted by Riverkeeper, Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Campaign for a Cleaner Hudson. See below for some act… Read More

Environmental groups press Gov. Cuomo on GE cleanup of Hudson River PCBs and cite this as key moment for his administration

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Jay Burgess, Director of Communications, Scenic Hudson, 845 473 4440, Ext. 222, or [email protected]; Cliff Weathers, Communications Director, Riverkeeper, 914 … 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

Meeting of Community Advisory Group for Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site

The Community Advisory Group for Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site will have its quarterly meeting at Saratoga Town Hall. Meetings of the CAG are open to the public as a means to raise concerns with th… Read More

Update from Riverkeeper on PCB dredging

Way Ahead of Schedule on PCB Cleanup, GE Should Start Natural Resource Damage Work Before Project Ends, Say Enviro Groups

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Julia Church, Clearwater, 845 265 8080, ext. 7112; [email protected] Kate Slusark Kiely, Natural Resources Defense Council, 212 727 4592; [email protected] Tin… Read More

Riverkeeper Submits Comments on Cleanup of Gowanus Canal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tina Posterli, [email protected], 914-478-4501 x239 Supports EPA’s proposed plan that includes reduction of CSOs OSSINING, NY – May 1, 2013 – Riverkeeper h… Read More

As Another Year of Dredging PCBs from the Hudson Begins, Groups Call on GE Not to Leave Behind Massive Toxic Hot Spots

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tina Posterli, Riverkeeper, 914 478 4501, Ext. 239; [email protected] Jay Burgess, Scenic Hudson, 845 473 4440, Ext. 222; [email protected] Julia Church… Read More

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