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Action Alert – Help Stop The Release of Radioactive Water Into the Hudson

April 7th, 2023|Comments Off on Action Alert – Help Stop The Release of Radioactive Water Into the Hudson

CLEARWATER CONDEMNS RUSHED PLAN TO DISCHARGE RADIOACTIVE WATER INTO HUDSON RIVER (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) This week, Holtec accelerated their timeline for discharging radioactive wastewater -- up to 45,000 gallons from [...]

2023 Kingston Earth Fair

March 30th, 2023|Comments Off on 2023 Kingston Earth Fair

2023 Kingston Earth Fair Join us for a day of fun and live music at the 9th annual Earth Fair! WHEN: May 13, 10am-5pm  WHERE: TR Gallo Park, 30 Rondout Landing, Kingston, [...]

Action Alert: Aquatic Invasives and the Erie Canal

March 21st, 2023|Comments Off on Action Alert: Aquatic Invasives and the Erie Canal

Take Action: Protect the Hudson River from Aquatic Invasive Species! Ask Governor Hochul to take action to stop invasive species from entering the Hudson River through the Erie Canal. The Erie Canal and Mohawk River [...]

Clearwater Comments on the Draft Integrated Feasibility and Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement for the US Army Corps of Engineers NY & NJ Harbor & Tributaries Focus Area Feasibility Study (HATS)

March 8th, 2023|Comments Off on Clearwater Comments on the Draft Integrated Feasibility and Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement for the US Army Corps of Engineers NY & NJ Harbor & Tributaries Focus Area Feasibility Study (HATS)

The Hudson River Sloop Clearwater recently submitted comments on a proposal from the US Army Corps of Engineers to protect the NYNJ Harbor and upriver areas from storm surge in response to the devastation caused [...]

Environmental Action Update March 2023

March 8th, 2023|Comments Off on Environmental Action Update March 2023

March 2023 EA E-News Update Register to attend: Clearwater’s upcoming symposium:  Swimmable, Fishable, Drinkable: 50 Years of the Clean Water Act  WHEN: 9am-1pm, Friday, April 14  WHERE: Kaplan Hall, SUNY Orange, Grand St., Newburgh, NY [...]

Environmental Action Update February 2023

February 9th, 2023|Comments Off on Environmental Action Update February 2023

February 2023 EA E-News Update Public Health and Safety Impacts of Decommissioning Indian Point:  On January 26 Grassroots Environmental Education, Clearwater and the United for Clean Energy Convergence hosted the first in a series of [...]

Environmental Action Update January 2023

January 13th, 2023|Comments Off on Environmental Action Update January 2023

Happy New Year!  In the final days of 2022, Governor Hochul signed several important bills into law, which will have lasting impacts on the waters of the Hudson Valley and communities across the region and [...]

Environmental Action Update December 2022

December 7th, 2022|Comments Off on Environmental Action Update December 2022

URGENT:  Expand Stream Protections (S4162/A6652):  Streams designated as supporting fisheries and suitable for non-contact activities (Class C) are not protected from pollution or overdevelopment.    What you can do: Please call Governor Hochul at (518) [...]

Environmental Action Update November 2022

November 16th, 2022|Comments Off on Environmental Action Update November 2022

  The 2022 Environmental Bond Act passed! Last week we made history - on November 8 New Yorkers voted to pass the first Environmental Bond Act in more than 25 years.  The passage of the [...]