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Clearwater’s February Open Boat & Family Day

February 4th, 2011|Comments Off on Clearwater’s February Open Boat & Family Day

Join us aboard Clearwater in her winter home at Lynch’s Marina in Saugerties for a Clearwater tradition: Winter Open & Boat Family days ! Our next Open Boat  is Saturday, February 12 th, noon to 6pm Meet our [...]

Clearwater’s Green Clearwater’s Green Leadership Pipeline receives $100K Grant from Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation

February 2nd, 2011|Comments Off on Clearwater’s Green Clearwater’s Green Leadership Pipeline receives $100K Grant from Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation

The Clearwater Legacy Project has received $100,000 from Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) to fund its “green leadership pipeline” with experiential, life-changing programs for youth at summer camps, environmental leadership retreats and green job demonstration [...]

Environmental Groups Raise New Challenge to Indian Point Nuclear Waste Storage in NRC Relicensing Case

January 25th, 2011|Comments Off on Environmental Groups Raise New Challenge to Indian Point Nuclear Waste Storage in NRC Relicensing Case

Call for IP Relicensing Proceedings to Consider Environmental and Safety Concerns  HUDSON VALLEY, NY – Hudson River Sloop Clearwater and Riverkeeper jointly filed a new legal challenge yesterday with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Atomic [...]

Clearwater Generations: An Earth Day Celebration to Benefit Clearwater

January 21st, 2011|Comments Off on Clearwater Generations: An Earth Day Celebration to Benefit Clearwater

Pete Seeger, American icon and folk legend and Clearwater founder, along with grandson Tao Seeger will lead a remarkable line up for a special benefit concert, Clearwater Generations: An Earth Day Celebration, to take place [...]

Clearwater Announces Open Boat Family Days

January 4th, 2011|Comments Off on Clearwater Announces Open Boat Family Days

Public invited to visit the sloop in Saugerties and join in community potlucks The sloop Clearwater, America’s environmental flagship, will host Open Boat Family Days at her winter home at Lynch's Marina in Saugerties, NY [...]

Clearwater Applauds GE’s Agreement to Opt-In for Phase 2 Cleanup

December 23rd, 2010|Comments Off on Clearwater Applauds GE’s Agreement to Opt-In for Phase 2 Cleanup

GE informed EPA today that it will "opt-in" to complete Phase 2 of the Hudson River PCBs cleanup to remove more PCB-tainted sediment from the Hudson River in response to requirements recently set forward by [...]

Enviro Groups: EPA PCB Cleanup Plan is Compromise but will Benefit River, Communities

December 17th, 2010|Comments Off on Enviro Groups: EPA PCB Cleanup Plan is Compromise but will Benefit River, Communities

CAPITAL REGION/HUDSON VALLEY—Dec. 17, 2010—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced its requirements for the next phase of General Electric Co.’s cleanup of toxic waste in the Hudson River, revealing a compromise plan that gives [...]

Clearwater Now Booking Group Sails for the 2011 Season

December 13th, 2010|Comments Off on Clearwater Now Booking Group Sails for the 2011 Season

The Floating Classroom is Now Booking Group Sails for the 2011 Season! Bring your school, after-school program or group of friends sailing with Clearwater in 2011. Our three-hour shipboard program is an exploration of the Hudson [...]

Pete Seeger and Beacon students earn Grammy nomination

December 2nd, 2010|Comments Off on Pete Seeger and Beacon students earn Grammy nomination

CD featuring Pete Seeger and Beacon students earn Grammy nomination A CD featuring Dutchess Junction resident and folk singing legend Pete Seeger, along with a group of students from J.V. Forrestal Elementary School in Beacon, [...]