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Clearwater Congratulates EPA for Securing an Agreement with General Electric to Sample PCBs in the Lower Hudson River
Clearwater Congratulates EPA for Securing an Agreement with General Electric to Sample PCBs in the Lower Hudson River After 20 years since General Electric was held legally responsible for the pollution of what is now known as the Hudson River PCBs Superfund site, Hudson River [...]
August 2022: EA Update
August 2022 Environmental Action Update Climate Leadership Community Protection Act (CLCPA): New York’s Climate Act is the most progressive in the nation, calling for 70% renewable energy generation by 2030 and other significant greenhouse gas reductions. Clearwater’s Environmental Action team worked collaboratively to put together [...]
Clearwater and The Newport Folk Festival
Pete Seeger's "Forever" Stamp and Clearwater's Connection to the Newport Folk Festival On Thursday July 21st, The United States Postal Service will be releasing a “forever” stamp honoring our late founder, humanitarian, and lifelong activist, Pete Seeger! A first-day-of-issue ceremony [...]
July 2022: EA Update
July 2022 Environmental Action Update The past month has been full of legal decisions, some of which Clearwater favors and some we strongly oppose. Clearwater Decries U.S. Supreme Court decision re: EPA Statement: Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Condemns Supreme Court's June 30th EPA Ruling the West [...]
Clearwater Condemns Supreme Court’s June 30th EPA Ruling
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater condemns Thursday's West Virginia v. EPA Supreme Court decision to curtail the Environmental Protection Agency's power to regulate carbon emissions. While the decision does not eliminate EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emission, it blocks broad rules that would compel utilities [...]
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