06.26.09
:: Press Releases :: Power Plant Cases
June 26, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Andrea Kott
(914) 478-4501 x 239
akott@riverkeeper.org
NY State Supreme Court Affirms that Indian Point Adversely Impacts Fish
Riverkeeper and DEC claim victory in effort to bring plant into compliance with CWA
(Tarrytown, NY) On June 22, 2009, The Supreme Court of the State of New York ruled in favor of Riverkeeper and the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and dismissed Entergy’s petition to overturn a decision by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). That decision, released on August 15, 2008, determined that Indian Point’s cooling water intake system causes...
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06.25.09
:: Rvk in the Press :: Poughkeepsie Journal
06.23.09
:: Rvk in the Press :: Star Gazette
06.12.09
:: Rvk in the Press :: Journal News
06.10.09
:: Press Releases :: Riverkeeper
HUDSON VALLEY – As the Quadricentennial Flotilla journeyed upriver, attracting unprecedented crowds to the Hudson River’s shores, leaders of Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Riverkeeper and Scenic Hudson gathered at the river’s edge in Poughkeepsie to announce goals for the Hudson Valley in the coming decade. This shared vision for protecting the region’s natural resources and connecting more people to these irreplaceable treasures is intended to create a legacy that will outlast this year’s celebrations.
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06.02.09
:: Latest Developments :: News
Photo Credit: Craig Michaels
The Gowanus Canal, one of the most heavily contaminated water bodies in the nation, is a candidate for the Federal Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). If it makes the list, then the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency can begin studying the extent of its contamination and draft plans for a thorough and coordinated cleanup.
Although EPA is facing pressure from developers and New York City to not add the canal to the Superfund list, it is accepting public comments on the nomination. Riverkeeper urges you to ask your elected officials to...
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05.28.09
:: Press Releases :: Pollution Enforcement
(Tarrytown, NY) Riverkeeper has served the Accord Speedway with a notice of its intent to sue for continuously polluting a nearby stream and connected wetlands with turbid water, which Riverkeeper believes is laced with pesticides, anti-freeze, oil, grease and other petroleum products. Citing violations of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Riverkeeper is now preparing to file a case in federal court.
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05.28.09
:: Latest Developments :: Pollution Enforcement
On May 19, Riverkeeper served the Accord Speedway with a notice of its intent to sue for violating the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) by polluting a nearby stream and connected wetlands with turbid water. Riverkeeper believes the water contains pesticides, anti-freeze, oil, grease and other petroleum products.
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05.14.09
:: Press Releases :: Contaminated Sites
May 14, 2009 (Tarrytown, N.Y.) – The long delayed clean-up of the Hudson River PCBs is scheduled to begin tomorrow morning. While Riverkeeper salutes the commencement of the dredging, it is calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make sure the entire clean-up occurs and that it is thorough.
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05.06.09
:: Press Releases :: Drink Tap Water
May 6, 2009 (Tarrytown, NY) – Riverkeeper applauds Gov. David A. Paterson for making the environment a top priority by signing an Executive Order phasing out New York State's purchase and use of bottled water. The Order will gradually stop government spending on single serve as well as cooler-size water bottles that state agencies use. It also requires each executive agency to stop buying bottled water and to make ordinary tap water available, through water fountains and dispensers.
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