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The Water Quality and Contamination report released Jan. 3 by the New York State Senate’s Standing Committees on Health and Environmental Conservation highlights some important issues related to how…
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On the occasion of Joe Martens’ announcement that he is leaving the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation after over four years as its Commissioner, the Riverkeeper team thanks Mr.…
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced Tuesday that it will be holding a public hearing next Tuesday, February 24, at 7:00pm at the Washington County Public Health Ann…
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What a victory for New York’s water and public health. Thank you, Governor Cuomo, DEC Commissioner Martens and Acting Health Commissioner Zucker, for allowing the science showing the harms of fracki…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tina Posterli, Riverkeeper, 516-526-9371,
[email protected] Continues call for immediate emergency action to ban the use of DOT-111 train cars to carry crude oi…
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Coalition also demands that DEC conduct an independent audit of Global’s crude oil shipments Albany, NY ( From the desk of Earthjustice, Contact: Christopher Amato, Earthjustice, (518) 860-3696) A …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tina Posterli,
[email protected], 914-478-4501 x 239 DEC letter recognizes for the first time need for preparedness plans for potential spills in the Hudson Riv…
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