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As GE, EPA Begin Final Phase of Historic Hudson River Cleanup, Environmental Groups Promise Vigilance
Jay Burgess, Scenic Hudson, (845) 473-4440 x222, jburgess@scenichudson.org Julia Church, Clearwater, 845 265 8080, ext. 7112, julia@clearwater.org Kate Slusark, Natural Resources Defense Council, 212 727 4592, kslusark@nrdc.org Tina Posterli, Riverkeeper, 914 478 4501, Ext. 239, [...]
Clearwater and Hudson River Maritime Museum to Announce Partnership
Plans for Kingston Waterfront Building and Homeport On Saturday June 4, the sloop Clearwater, as part of the third annual River Day, will sail from Poughkeepsie that afternoon, leading a flotilla of boats, to arrive at [...]
Groups to Unify in Opposition to Indian Point at NRC Annual Safety Performance Assessment Meeting
Hundreds to rally to make sure NRC, local elected officials hear concerns following the Fukushima nuclear disaster A coalition of environmental and citizens’ groups will hold a press conference today in Cortlandt Manor, NY to [...]
Celebrate River Day 2011 with Clearwater and Friends, Up and Down the River
On Saturday, June 4, 2011, the sloop Clearwater will lead a flotilla departing from Poughkeepsie, NY and transiting to Kingston, NY in the afternoon as part of the 2011 River Day Celebration. Clearwater will arrive at Kingston around 5pm [...]
Clearwater Announces Final Line-Up for 2011 Clearwater Festival
Clearwater's Great Hudson River Revival (Clearwater Festival), the country’s oldest music and environmental festival, takes place June 18 and 19 at Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson, NY. Over the course of the weekend, hundreds of [...]
Clearwater and “Going Green” Students to Demonstrate Rain Barrel Give-Away Project
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater and students from Arlington High School’s “Going Green” program will demonstrate their Rain Barrel Give-Away Project at the “Going Green Expo,” taking place Friday evening, May 27, 2011 from 5:00-8:00 PM. [...]
Clearwater to host Climate Justice Workshop for Hudson River Communities
Finding Opportunity on the Climate Crisis: An Inter-municipal Workshop on Climate Crisis Clearwater is hosting a workshop designed to provide valuable information on Environmental Justice and Climate Change to participants from Peekskill, Beacon, Poughkeepsie, and [...]
Clearwater Generations: An Earth Day Celebration
On Earth Day, old friends and accomplished musicians took to the stage to perform a benefit concert for Clearwater. Pete Seeger, folk legend and Clearwater founder, along with grandson Tao Seeger, lead an amazing line [...]
Clearwater’s Manna Jo Greene to receive EPA Environmental Quality Award
On April 29, Manna Jo Greene, Clearwater’s Environmental Action Director, will receive the 2011 US EPA Environmental Quality Award for her lifetime of work to foster projects to empower Hudson Valley communities to participate in [...]