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Sloop Clearwater Arrives Home For the Winter
Clearwater returns to Kingston to begin her largest restoration project since 1969. KINGSTON, NY– The Hudson River’s iconic sloop Clearwater will transit through the Rondout Creek this evening to complete the final leg of her [...]
Clearwater Crew Colors in The Planks
Clearwater's Float the Boat campaign to fund the restoration of the sloop has quickly raised $27,000! Clearwater's crew is monitoring our progress by coloring in the planks of the vessel's hull to track the climb toward [...]
Clearwater Says GE Exhibits ‘Callous Disregard’ in Halting Dredging
BEACON, NY– Hudson River Sloop Clearwater reacted with outrage and a pledge to persist in the face of General Electric Company’s announcement today that it has completed dredging of PCBs it disseminated into the Hudson [...]
Decommissioning Nuke Plants Conference Oct. 15 in NYC
Clearwater is co-sponsoring a conference to raise awareness about the significant challenges involved in decommissioning of nuclear plants, to take place on Thursday, October 15, 10:00 AM-3:00 PM, 2 West 64th Street, in Manhattan. The conference [...]
Clearwater Members Gather, Elect New Board, Get News, Sing
BEACON, NY - Members of Hudson River Sloop Clearwater gathered Sunday, September 20, at the University Settlement Camp pavilion, elected new Board members, enjoyed previews of Clearwater's new "Float the Boat" campaign, sang, played and ate potluck [...]
Letter to Gov. Cuomo from Cleaner Hudson Campaign
Clearwater Executive Director Peter A. Gross is one of the leaders of four environmental groups who signed this letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo regarding PCBs in the Hudson River and General Electric's failure to complete a [...]
Editorials Call on GE to Finish PCB Cleanup
In a Labor Day editorial, the Albany Times Union editorial board adamantly opposed any further move by General Electric to dismantle its PCB-dredging operation on the Hudson River. The Times-Union statement adds to the rising tide of editorial, voices insisting [...]
Clearwater, Riverkeeper, Scenic Hudson to EPA: Get a Grip on GE’s PCB Cleanup
Hudson Valley, N.Y. – Riverkeeper, Clearwater and Scenic Hudson are demanding immediate action from federal authorities in response to revelations of flawed fish data and premature dismantling of equipment used in the historic Hudson River [...]
Clearwater Aquatic Invasive Species Program in the Spotlight
The Journal News features an August 28 report on the Hydrilla invasion of the Hudson River estuary that spotlights Clearwater's Aquatic Invasive Species program and coordinator Samantha Epstein. Click below to see the story. Hydrilla Invades Hudson [...]