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Tell Assembly and Senate Leadership to Take Action on a Fracking Moratorium Now!
With only three weeks remaining in this year’s legislative session, time is running out for the New York Legislature to take action on fracking in 2014. Unfortunately, New Yorkers have seen this show...
View ArticleTell FERC the AIM Pipeline Project DEIS Fails to Evaluate Environmental Impacts
Algonquin Gas Transmission (Algonquin) has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for permission to construct the Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM ) Project, an upgrade of more than 37...
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Rally to Celebrate New York Fracking Ban and Lead the Nation in Renewable...
NEW YORK HAS BANNED FRACKING! On January 21 (NOTE NEW DATE!) in Albany, New York, we will come together to celebrate an incredible victory for science, public health, the environment, and our...
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Help Albany County Ban Disposal of Fracking Waste in its Landfills
Photo: Misti Duvall/Riverkeeper Take action today and tell the Albany County Legislature to vote yes on Local Law D for 2014. Attend the Legislature’s public forum to express your support prior to the...
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Take Action: Tell FERC the Atlantic Bridge Pipeline Project Requires a...
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has begun environmental review for the Atlantic Bridge Project and is requesting input regarding the scope of that review. The Atlantic Bridge Project...
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Take Action: Urge Your State Representative to Close the Hazardous Waste...
We need your help to end the loophole that allows the oil and gas industry to avoid hazardous waste requirements! The oil and gas industry currently enjoys a special exemption from New York State...
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Time to Close New York’s Fracking Waste Loophole
Despite the recent historic ban on high-volume fracking, New York still has a fracking waste problem. More than 510,000 tons and 23,000 barrels – and counting – of waste from oil and gas extraction...
View ArticleNew York’s highest court reaffirms rights of environmental plaintiffs
By: John Parker & Misti Duvall Riverkeeper has many tools to use to achieve its mission to protect water quality and the drinking water of millions of New Yorkers. One of the most important tools...
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Call & Ask Your City Council Member: Join Legislation Banning Fracking Waste...
Photo: Misti Duvall / Riverkeeper On February 22nd, the New York City Council Committee on Environmental Protection held a very successful hearing on Int 446 banning the discharge, disposal, sale or...
View ArticleRiverkeeper Challenges Federal Approval of AIM Pipeline
Riverkeeper and a coalition of ten organization and a dozen individuals in four states filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging approval of the Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) Project natural...
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