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Saturday, July 25 The Namesake Celebration
Halfmoon Waterfront Park, Hudson, NY
Saturday, August 22
Join us in the Hamptons for the EcoSalon
September 9-10
H209 Forum
Water Challenges for Coastal Cities from the Dutch Delta to New York Harbor
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 GE PCB Dredging Update
Since the commencement of the dredging on May 15, over 57,000 cubic yards of river sediment have been removed from the Hudson River around Rogers Island in Fort Edward, NY, and on the east bank of the river near Griffin Island. So far the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and General Electric (GE) are reporting no violations of Performance Standards for the resuspension of PCBs (500 parts per trillion, which is the EPA drinking water standard).
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 RvK Supports Superfund Listing for Gowanus Canal
On July 8th, 2009, Riverkeeper submitted comments supporting adding the Gowanus Canal to the Federal Superfund National Priorities List. The canal, located in Brooklyn, NY is one of the most heavily contaminated water bodies in the nation. Area real estate developers and the Mayor’s Office are opposing the listing of the canal and the EPA-supervised cleanup it would provide.
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 Delaware Aqueduct Leaks Continue
Two leaks in the 85-mile long Delaware Aqueduct are costing New Yorkers up to 36 million gallons of drinking water every day, while flooding the basements and backyards of nearby homes in the towns of Wawarsing and Roseton.
The leaks are also believed to be the cause of a 10-foot-deep sinkhole, less than a quarter-mile from the Danskammer power plant. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has known about the leaks since 1988. With almost twice the amount of water leaking today as in 1992, Riverkeeper is calling on the DEP to make repairing these leaks a top priority.
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Stricter Phosphorus Standards Needed
 Riverkeeper supports the NY State Assembly Bill 8914 which calls for reducing the use of products that contain phosphorus in New York State. Phosphorus, which is currently found in some lawn fertilizers and household cleaning products, is a hazardous chemical when it makes its way into our waterways through lawn run-off and dumping into our sewers.
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 RvK’s Gas Drilling Reporter Volume II
Riverkeeper has published its second in a series of Industrial Gas Drilling Reporters. The Reporters are designed to update the public on the issues associated with industrial gas drilling in New York State.
Volume II takes a closer look at the breadth of the Marcellus Shale and hydraulic fracturing (the environmentally destructive process used to extract its natural gas), and the environmental repercussions on the NYC Watershed. It features stories from communities where drilling is already underway, as well as updates of proposed legislation to regulate it.
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 We've Launched Our New Website!
Riverkeeper is proud to introduce our redesigned website! The new site allows for easier access to our campaigns and cases, more information on the resources we protect, and increased opportunities for our supporters to stay informed and get involved.
Over the coming month we will be adding new features and content to the site. Features to look forward to include Google Map access to our water quality testing data; more content on the ecology of the Hudson River; and new tools for sharing Riverkeeper campaign information across the web. So keep checking back to see what’s new and send your thoughts and suggestions to info@riverkeeper.org.
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 Join Us for Riverkeeper's EcoSalon in the Hampton's
Riverkeeper's EcoSalon brings together top environmental policy makers with thought leaders in the fields of politics, science, the arts, business and entertainment for an evening of sharing perspectives on challenging issues.
Our special guest for this event will be Van Jones, who serves as President Obama’s Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation on the Council on Environmental Quality in the White House. Van is also a TIME Magazine 2008 Environmental Hero, one of Fast Company's 12 Most Creative Minds of 2008, and the author of The New York Times bestseller The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Solve Our Two Biggest Problems, which was endorsed by Nancy Pelosi, Tom Daschle and Al Gore.
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 H209 Forum; Water Challenges for Coastal Cities
On September 9 and 10, 2009, the H209 Forum will commemorate the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s legendary journey to our shores by exploring the water challenges of the 21st century. Dutch and American business, government, and policy decision makers, will come together to share expertise at H209, to be held at Liberty Science Center in Jersey City. While H209 will explore challenges and find solutions to the water issues facing the New York/New Jersey region and The Netherlands, the solutions will also benefit coastal cities worldwide.
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