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Clearwater Is a Key Partner in NYC Estuarium Project
BEACON, NY– Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. announced today that it will be one of three lead participants in development of the long-planned “Estuarium” to be built on Pier 26 at the base of Houston [...]
Clearwater Goes Indiegogo to Fund Sail, Boom
BEACON, NY – Forty-five years after Pete Seeger and friends launched the tall-ship Clearwater, the nonprofit organization that operates the sloop has launched a “crowd-sourcing” effort to help fund a new sail and boom for [...]
Clearwater Fuel-Storage Safety Contention Is Dismissed
On November 10, the Atomic Safety Licensing Board dismissed a contention from Clearwater concerning the safety of nuclear waste storage at the Indian Point power plant in Buchanan, NY. The determination was made on procedural [...]
Clearwater Will Be Honored by NY Bar Association
NEW YORK, NY-Hudson River Sloop Clearwater will be honored for its work in preserving the Hudson River at the New York State Bar Association’s annual meeting January 29 in Manhattan. The Environmental Law Section award, [...]
Clearwater Joins Effort to Protect Coeymans Watershed with New Lawsuit
COEYMANS, NY – Hudson River Sloop Clearwater announced at a press conference today that it has filed a legal challenge to the Town of Coeymans’ recent zoning changes permitting heavy industrial use in the watershed [...]
Audible Advice on Edible Hudson River Fish
On the September 3 edition of MidHudsonNews.com's "Your Environment" spot, Dave Conover, Clearwater Education Director, provided a rundown on the who-what-and-why of eating fish caught from the Hudson River. Have a listen! [...]
Clearwater Brings In Toni Martin As Communications Director
Antoinette "Toni" Martin BEACON, NY– Clearwater has announced that Antoinette “Toni” Martin, a veteran journalist and communicator, has joined the organization as its new communications director. In this role, Martin handles all media [...]
Pete Seeger Exhibit Includes Clearwater Art
TEANECK, NJ –Ten artist sketches made aboard the sloop Clearwater’s 1969 maiden voyage are included in an exhibit honoring Pete Seeger’s life and legacy that opens Saturday, September 6, at 8 PM, at the Puffin Foundation’s [...]
Clearwater Supports More ‘Aggressive’ PCB Cleanup
In her most recent appearance on the MidHudsonNews.com internet radio program, "Your Environment," Clearwater Environmental Action Director Manna Jo Greene talks about the need for General Electric to agree to aggressively move forward with dredging [...]