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Leading Environmental Organizations Outline Agenda for the Hudson Valley

October 14th, 2010|Comments Off on Leading Environmental Organizations Outline Agenda for the Hudson Valley

HUDSON VALLEY – With a new governor coming to Albany and the Obama administration expected to announce plans shortly for its America’s Great Outdoors (AGO) Initiative—leaders of Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Riverkeeper and Scenic Hudson [...]

Tell EPA to Stand Firm GE Toxic Clean Up

October 8th, 2010|Comments Off on Tell EPA to Stand Firm GE Toxic Clean Up

Across the nation, EPA has a crucial role in ensuring companies clean up their current and historic toxic discharges. With recent events in the Gulf, people are more aware than ever that when natural resources [...]

Environmental Groups Comment on Hudson River PCB Dredging Project

August 20th, 2010|Comments Off on Environmental Groups Comment on Hudson River PCB Dredging Project

Environmental Groups Comment on Hudson River PCB Dredging Project   Peer Review Panel's Draft Recommendations Capital Region/Hudson Valley – August 19, 2010 – Leading environmental organizations today commented on the draft recommendations of an independent review [...]

Clearwater’s Executive Director on the Air!

August 13th, 2010|Comments Off on Clearwater’s Executive Director on the Air!

  ALBANY, NY (WAMC) - Ned Sullivan (President of Scenic Hudson), Jeff Rumpf (Executive Director of Hudson River Sloop Clearwater), and Paul Gallay (Executive Director of Riverkeeper) join Alan Chartock on WAMC to answer listeners' [...]

America’s Great Outdoors Initiative Listening Sessions Announced for the Hudson Valley Area

July 28th, 2010|Comments Off on America’s Great Outdoors Initiative Listening Sessions Announced for the Hudson Valley Area

 PUBLIC LISTENING SESSIONS ON THE PRESIDENT’S AMERICA’S GREAT OUTDOORS INITIATIVE TO COME TO THE HUDSON VALLEY ON AUGUST 5TH AND 6TH, 2010 Two Sessions Allow Local Residents a Chance to Discuss Conservation, Water Protection and [...]

A Call to Action- Protect Your Environment!

July 19th, 2010|Comments Off on A Call to Action- Protect Your Environment!

 Save Our Hudson River Fish The NY State Department of Environment Conservation (DEC) held  public hearings on Indian Point at Colonial Terrace in Cortlandt on July 20th.   NYS DEC held these hearings because Entergy is challenging [...]

Clearwater’s Key to Hudson River Fishes- 3rd Edition Now Available

June 30th, 2010|Comments Off on Clearwater’s Key to Hudson River Fishes- 3rd Edition Now Available

Clearwater's Key to Common Hudson River Fishes has been reprinted and is now available!  The new edition comes beautifully redesigned and printed on durable waterproof paper with more fish information.  The Clearwater Fish Key was [...]

Sloop Clearwater Returns to the Village of Cold Spring for Independence Day Weekend

June 25th, 2010|Comments Off on Sloop Clearwater Returns to the Village of Cold Spring for Independence Day Weekend

  This is the Clearwater's second return to Cold Spring in approximately 15 years, and we are thrilled to take part in Cold Spring's remarkable Independence Day celebrations.   On Saturday, July 3rd, the Clearwater [...]

Environmental Groups to EPA: Reasonable Adjustments Will Ensure PCB Cleanup Success

May 28th, 2010|Comments Off on Environmental Groups to EPA: Reasonable Adjustments Will Ensure PCB Cleanup Success

Comments to EPA bolstered by work of independent scientist, challenge GE’s calls for delays and reduced cleanup effort   CAPITAL REGION/HUDSON VALLEY – May 25, 2010 – Following the results of the first phase of [...]