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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 [...]
Welcoming Amber Stewart to the Clearwater Team!
Meet Our New Communications Coordinator! Hudson River Sloop Clearwater is pleased to welcome Amber Stewart as Communications Coordinator to carry forward its messaging and mission to protect the Hudson River. Stewart enters the organization with [...]
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 [...]
Mid-Hudson Regional Solar Mapping Project: Fall 2022
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, New Yorkers for Clean Power, Scenic Hudson and the Mid-Hudson Regional Sustainability Coalition Energy Working Group are actively seeking a fourth cohort of municipalities to use the Scenic Hudson’s Solar [...]
Young Women at the Helm 2022
Empowered Teens Take to the Helm of Clearwater Our 2022 Young Women at the Helm! After a two year COVID hiatus, Clearwater proudly welcomed the return of their Young Women at [...]
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 [...]
Clearwater Comments to Climate Action Council on Draft Scoping Plan
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. Comments and Recommendations on the Climate Action Council's Draft Scoping Plan To: Climate Action Council, State of New York scopingplan@nyserda.ny.gov Summary: Several of the important recommendations contained in Clearwater’s full [...]