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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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Clearwater Files New Indian Point Environmental and Public Health Contention
Clearwater Files New Indian Point Environmental and Public Health Contention Safe Use of Hudson River for Drinking Water Questioned Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.’s Petition to File a New Contention Based Upon New Information Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Inc.’s Motion for Leave to File a [...]
Clearwater’s “Spring Splash” Concert with Jeff Tweedy and Pete Seeger is a Big Success
Clearwater’s “Spring Splash” Concert with Jeff Tweedy and Pete Seeger is a Big Success POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – Hudson River Sloop Clearwater’s sold out “Spring Splash” benefit concert on Saturday night at Beacon High School, Beacon, NY, was a big success, raising tens of thousands of [...]
Sloop Clearwater Starts Historic 40th Sailing Season with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Sloop Clearwater Starts Historic 40th Sailing Season with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, America’s flagship environmental organization, and the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce hosted a special ribbon cutting ceremony this afternoon to mark the beginning of the sailing [...]
The Great Brooklyn Experiment of 2009
Brooklyn 2009 The Great Brooklyn Experiment of 2009 carries on despite Mother Nature's best attempts to break our spirit. I was disappointed to have to cancel our “Thank You” sail for the many folks who helped get us here, which also would have continued our [...]
Brooklyn 2009 Part 2
It’s been a frenetic week aboard sloop Clearwater, but all the energy moved generally in the right direction. Completing our week in Red Hook only fortified our good feelings about the neighborhood and our resolve to return. Highlights of our visit there, beside the obvious [...]
Young Women at the Helm; Part I
We gathered our ringer Young Women at the Helm (YWH) volunteers early Monday morning at Yonkers and were secure alongside at the West 79th Street Boat Basin by noon. The ship was soon engulfed in a flurry of training, curriculum review, food preparation and, just [...]