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Welcoming Amber Stewart to the Clearwater Team!

November 15th, 2022|Comments Off on Welcoming Amber Stewart to the Clearwater Team!

Meet Our New Communications Coordinator! Hudson River Sloop Clearwater is pleased to welcome Amber Stewart as Communications Coordinator to carry forward its messaging and mission to protect  the Hudson River. Stewart enters the organization with [...]

Clearwater, Riverkeeper and Scenic Hudson Commemorate 50 Years of the Clean Water Act

October 18th, 2022|Comments Off on Clearwater, Riverkeeper and Scenic Hudson Commemorate 50 Years of the Clean Water Act

l to r: Lisa Cline, Hudson River Maritime Museum; Andy Bicking, Scenic Hudson, Fran Dunwell; Pete Lopez, Scenic Hudson; John Cronin, Pace University; David Toman, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater; Dan Shapley, Riverkeeper; Steve [...]

  • A photo of the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater's foredeck while sailing on a clear, sunny day on the Hudson River near Yonkers. Photo by Alon Koppel

Clearwater Congratulates EPA for Securing an Agreement with General Electric to Sample PCBs in the Lower Hudson River

September 21st, 2022|Comments Off on Clearwater Congratulates EPA for Securing an Agreement with General Electric to Sample PCBs in the Lower Hudson River

Clearwater Congratulates EPA for Securing an Agreement with General Electric to Sample PCBs in the Lower Hudson River After 20 years since General Electric was held legally responsible for the pollution of what is now [...]

Mid-Hudson Regional Solar Mapping Project: Fall 2022

September 20th, 2022|Comments Off on Mid-Hudson Regional Solar Mapping Project: Fall 2022

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, New Yorkers for Clean Power, Scenic Hudson and the Mid-Hudson Regional Sustainability Coalition Energy Working Group are actively seeking a fourth cohort of municipalities to use the Scenic Hudson’s Solar [...]

  • Group photo of the 2022 Young Women at the Helm participants and the Clearwater crew

Young Women at the Helm 2022

August 25th, 2022|Comments Off on Young Women at the Helm 2022

Empowered Teens Take to the Helm of Clearwater Our 2022 Young Women at the Helm! After a two year COVID hiatus, Clearwater proudly welcomed the return of their Young Women at [...]

August 2022: EA Update

August 11th, 2022|Comments Off on August 2022: EA Update

August 2022 Environmental Action Update Climate Leadership Community Protection Act (CLCPA):  New York’s Climate Act is the most progressive in the nation, calling for 70% renewable energy generation by 2030 and other significant greenhouse gas [...]

Clearwater Comments to Climate Action Council on Draft Scoping Plan

July 26th, 2022|Comments Off on Clearwater Comments to Climate Action Council on Draft Scoping Plan

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. Comments and Recommendations on the Climate Action Council's Draft Scoping Plan To: Climate Action Council, State of New York scopingplan@nyserda.ny.gov Summary: Several of the important recommendations contained in Clearwater’s full [...]

Clearwater and The Newport Folk Festival

July 19th, 2022|Comments Off on Clearwater and The Newport Folk Festival

Pete Seeger's "Forever" Stamp and Clearwater's Connection to the Newport Folk Festival On Thursday July 21st, The United States Postal Service will be releasing a “forever” stamp honoring our late [...]