Remembering Clearwater’s First Captain, Allan Aunapu
The Hudson River Sloop Clearwater organization mourns the passing of the sloop's first Captain, Allan J. Aunapu. Killed in a tragic accident in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, February 11th, 2021, Aunapu was 79. Aunapu was an iconic figure in the Clearwater community. [...]
February 2021 Environmental Action Update
February 2021 Environmental Action Update Nuclear Power is NOT a Climate Solution Nuclear Energy Information Service (NEIS) has produced an animated video clearly demonstrating why nuclear power is not the climate change solution that some make it out to be. In fact, aside from fossil [...]
Spotify Playlist: Winter Maintenance Vol. 1
Spotify Playlist: Winter Maintenance Vol. 1 Listen to the Winter Maintenance Playlist put together by former crew members here: https://bit.ly/WinterMaintenanceVol1 What Music and Clearwater Mean to Me: A message inspired by an entry in the head journal. I don't even like folk music...well not [...]
Black History Month 2021: Uplifting the Voices of the Unheard
Black Voices of the Hudson Valley: Past and Present Clearwater stands firm in the continued fight for Black lives, knowing that there cannot be climate justice without social justice. As we celebrate Black History Month, we are reminded that each one of our roles [...]
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Work of Environmental Protection and Justice
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Work of Environmental Protection and Justice By Sherrilyn Ifill* I rarely engage in popular speculation about whether Dr. King would have joined or supported this or that contemporary battle for justice and human rights. If you have spent [...]
Environmental Action Update: January 2021
by Manna Jo Greene and Matt Salton Emerging Contaminants -- PFAS In Rockland Water: For several years, Clearwater has been working with the Newburgh Clean Water Coalition and others on the serious PFOS contamination of Newburgh’s drinking water supply from Stewart Air National Guard Base [...]
Snowed in on the Rondout Creek
Snowed in on the Rondout Creek by Captain Nick Rogers The Clearwater and Brigid in the Snow I wanted to take some time to share what we are doing up on the vessel in Kingston this winter. What first [...]
Environmental Action Update: December 2020
December 2020 Environmental Action Update Clearwater opposes NRC’s tentative approval of Indian Point license transfer to Holtec: A few days prior to the very successful Fall 2020 Indian Point Regional Decommissioning Forum, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced that it was going to approve the [...]
The Hudson: Virtual Speaker Series and Book Release Celebration
Clearwater will be celebrating the publication of the 3rd edition of The Hudson: An Illustrated Guide to the Living River with a 4-part webinar series. Join us for a fun and illuminating exploration of this river we all love. Cost: FREE for [...]
Clearwater Stands in Opposition to Indian Point’s License Transfer to Holtec
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2020 Clearwater Stands in Opposition to Indian Point’s License Transfer to Holtec BEACON, NY – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently approved the transfer of Indian Point’s licenses to a subsidiary of Holtec International for decommissioning, without addressing the concerns [...]
2020 Regional Nuclear Decommissioning Forum
Fall 2020 Virtual Regional Decommissioning Forum Friday, November 20 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. Agenda Welcoming Remarks by Westchester County Legislator Colin Smith, who will introduce County Legislator Catherine Borgia to moderate. Update on Indian Point License Transfer Application (LTA) pending before the Nuclear [...]
Honoring Native Lands
Clearwater sails through the historic territories of different Wappinger, Mohican, and Munsee peoples, collectively known as the River People, Lenni Lenape. We perform our work in places these people have been violently expelled or erased from. We aim to help ensure that they are [...]