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Peter Gross Resigns as Executive Director
BEACON, NY– Peter Gross, Executive Director of the Beacon non-profit organization, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater has announced his resignation. Gross, who served as Executive Director since May of 2014 has stepped down citing, “significant differences between his [...]
GE Stopped Dredging Too Soon
Hudson Sloop Clearwater Executive Director Peter Gross stated, “Everyone recognizes that the current PCB remediation is not adequate to protect the Hudson River and people who, despite the health advisories, continue to eat Hudson River fish. The [...]
Legislation Banning Microbeads Products Passes Unanimously
Word from Washington: A bill to ban microplastics is on it's way to President Obama's desk. U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced the passage of the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015, a bill that would [...]
Restoring the Clearwater’s Luster
New boat school refurbishing the Hudson River sloop By Michael Turton The Clearwater, the graceful reminder of Pete Seeger’s love of the Hudson River, is wintering in Kingston, where it is undergoing some well-earned repairs. [...]
Clearwater Receives $10k Grant to Create a Microplastics Pollution Prevention Project
BEACON, NY– Hudson River Sloop Clearwater has received a $10k grant from the Malcolm Gordon Charitable Fund to launch a Microplastics Pollution Prevention Project. The project will raise the alarm about microplastics pollution, a threat [...]
NY State Awards $343k for Historic Sloop Restoration
BEACON, NY– Hudson River Sloop Clearwater has received another generous round of support from New York State in the form of a $343,776 matching grant. This grant from the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic [...]
Restoring a Hudson River Crusader, Plank by Plank
Restoring a Hudson River Crusader, Plank by Plank By PAUL POSTDEC. 13, 2015 New York Times
Clearwater hosts visiting Arctic children at Kingston home port
Clearwater hosts visiting Arctic children at Kingston home port\ Mid Hudson News
Sloop Clearwater Arrives Home For the Winter
Clearwater returns to Kingston to begin her largest restoration project since 1969. KINGSTON, NY– The Hudson River’s iconic sloop Clearwater will transit through the Rondout Creek this evening to complete the final leg of her [...]