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Hudson River municipalities call for EPA action on Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site
Hudson River municipalities unite in call for EPA action to place the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site on a real path to recovery 54 Hudson River municipal and county officials have sent a letter to [...]
Tell EPA to get Hudson River PCB Superfund Cleanup back on track!
Despite dredging, the Hudson River remains contaminated with toxic PCBs - putting Hudson River communities at risk. Tell EPA to acknowledge the dredging of the Upper Hudson River is “not protective of human health [...]
EPA’s dredging remedy for Hudson River PCBs Superfund site is failing to protect human and environmental health
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2023 Findings from independent, scientific assessment of publicly available data comes as EPA prepares to release its review of the Hudson River PCBs Superfund site Hudson Valley, NY — [...]
Environmental Action Update October 2023
October 2023 EA E-News Update Help expand stream protections in New York State! Request Governor Hochul sign A4601-A/S1725-A to include Class C streams under NYSDEC’s Protection of Waters Program. Streams are the lifeblood of [...]
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Inc.’s 2023 Board Election Results
A Message From Our New Board President Dear Clearwater Members, Thank you to all of our members who attended Sunday’s annual meeting, and to everyone who participated in the board election. We are pleased [...]
Clearwater Welcomes Jen Benson, New Environmental Action Director
Clearwater Welcomes Jen Benson as Environmental Action Director Following Retirement of Long-time Director, Manna Jo Greene Beacon, N.Y. - Clearwater welcomes Jen Benson as their new Environmental Action Director. Benson is a seasoned advocate with [...]
Hochul Signs Save the Hudson Bill!
Governor Hochul signs Save the Hudson Bill, stopping Hotec’s planned radioactive wastewater releases into the Hudson River. Last week, on Friday, August 18, Governor Hochul signed the Save the Hudson Bill into law. [...]
Blue Connections
Thanks to funding from the Catskill Watershed Corporation, we were able to launch the first of what will hopefully be many years of the Blue Connections program. The goal of Blue [...]
Clearwater’s Response to the Save The Hudson Bill
Save the Hudson Bill passes Senate, Assembly, Heads to Gov Hochul’s Desk Clearwater joins the community of advocates celebrating the passage of the “Save the Hudson” bill (S.6893/A.7208), and urgently calls on Governor Hochul [...]