Environmental Action Update January 2023
Happy New Year! In the final days of 2022, Governor Hochul signed several important bills into law, which will have lasting impacts on the waters of the Hudson Valley and communities across the region and [...]
Environmental Action Update December 2022
URGENT: Expand Stream Protections (S4162/A6652): Streams designated as supporting fisheries and suitable for non-contact activities (Class C) are not protected from pollution or overdevelopment. What you can do: Please call Governor Hochul at (518) [...]
Environmental Action Update November 2022
The 2022 Environmental Bond Act passed! Last week we made history - on November 8 New Yorkers voted to pass the first Environmental Bond Act in more than 25 years. The passage of the [...]
Environmental Action Update October 2022
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act. This month marks the 50th Anniversary of the landmark Clean Water Act, which was passed with bipartisan support on Oct. 18, 1972. Soon after it [...]
Clearwater, Riverkeeper and Scenic Hudson Commemorate 50 Years of the Clean Water Act
l to r: Lisa Cline, Hudson River Maritime Museum; Andy Bicking, Scenic Hudson, Fran Dunwell; Pete Lopez, Scenic Hudson; John Cronin, Pace University; David Toman, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater; Dan Shapley, Riverkeeper; Steve [...]
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 [...]