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With the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site Five-Year Review Approaching, Congressional Leaders Urge EPA to Rule that Additional Cleanup is Needed
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Apr 16, 2024 With the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site Five-Year Review Approaching, Congressional Leaders Urge EPA to Rule that Additional Cleanup is Needed General Electric discharged more than a million [...]
Members of Stewart Air National Guard Restoration Advisory Board Applaud EPA’s First National Drinking Water Standards for Toxic PFAS “Forever Chemicals”
Newly established Federal Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCL) of six per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water will reduce exposure in many Hudson Valley communities and should influence the cleanup of contamination affecting Newburgh and [...]
Environmental Justice Leaders Convene to Demand EPA Take Action to Address Legacy Toxic Pollution in the Hudson River
March 20, 2024 Environmental Justice Leaders Convene to Demand EPA Take Action to Address Legacy Toxic Pollution in the Hudson River Albany, NY – Statewide leaders in environmental justice gathered to demand the [...]
Take Action: Help reduce packaging waste in New York State!
New York State has an opportunity to reduce packaging waste, make remaining packaging recyclable, and at the same time cut out toxic chemicals - will you help make it happen? The Packaging Reduction and Recycling [...]
Threat of Fracking Returns to New York State
(Photo Credit: WRGB) Last fall, Southern Tier Solutions, a Texas-based company contacted 6,500 landowners in three counties inviting them to lease their land for gas extraction and CO2 storage. Although hydraulic fracturing (fracking [...]
The Hudson River Shoreline in Castleton: So Close and Yet So Far
For nearly 30 years, the Village of Castleton-on-Hudson has been waiting for access to its municipal waterfront park on the shoreline of the Hudson River. Between the community and their park stands a locked gate [...]
2024 Hudson River Advocacy Day
Clearwater goes to Albany for Hudson River Advocacy Day Yesterday Clearwater’s Executive Director David Toman, Environmental Action Director Jen Benson, and Board Member Steve Stanne participated in Hudson River Advocacy Day, joining fellow [...]
Environmental Action Week In Review – February 2024
A Big Week: Advocating for a strong Environmental Protection Fund and standing with Senator Gillibrand calling on EPA to Act on PCBs Our Environmental Action Director, Jen Benson, was in Albany twice last week [...]
Winter Virtual Learning Series – February 2024
New! Tune in for Clearwater’s Winter Virtual Learning Series February 2024 Reflections from COP28: Climate Change and the Importance of Regional and Local Action View Recording In December 2023, Clearwater Board Member and Adirondack [...]