Ethics Board
Hudson River
Walkway Over the Hudson getting $500,000 grant
POUGHKEEPSIE - Walkway Over the Hudson has announced it will receive a $500,000 charitable grant to support the effort to transform the Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge into the world's longest elevated public park.
$40,000 to help Tivoli buy land for park - Scenic Hudson grant will cover fees for CSX deal
TIVOLI - A $40,000 grant from Scenic Hudson will help the village complete the purchase of property for a riverfront park.
Hudson River generally OK for swimming, study finds
NEW YORK - The Hudson River is scenic and historic - but swimmable?
Kingston housing proposal advances
KINGSTON - The city Planning Board has scheduled two public hearings regarding the Sailor's Cove on the Hudson housing project and four public tours of the property.
Lehigh Cement denies pollution charge
CATSKILL - Lehigh Cement Co. says regular monitoring at its landfill in Catskill hasn't shown signs of the pollutants an environmental group says are oozing into the Hudson River.
Riverkeeper plans to sue Lehigh Cement over dumping
TARRYTOWN - The environmental protection organization Riverkeeper on Thursday served notice of its intent to sue the Lehigh Cement Co. for alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act at Lehigh's Catskill facility.
Great Hudson River Paddle underway
ALBANY - The Eighth Annual Great Hudson River Paddle (GHRP) is underway and continues through Sunday, July 13th, when the paddlers wind up in New York City.
Afters years of talking - and a dramatic increase in cost - Hudson River dredging ready to begin
FORT EDWARD - Hudson River dredging looks ready to launch - finally.
Scientists study sturgeon population
STAATSBURG - Environmental agencies are using sonar and satellite tracking technology - and what looks like a mini-torpedo - to study the Hudson River's Atlantic sturgeon population.
Sailor's Cove study awaits OK from city planners
KINGSTON - City consultants are expected soon to review a long-awaited environmental study from the developer of a proposed large-scale waterfront housing project called Sailor's Cove on the Hudson.
Schumer criticizes new EPA fee
WEST HAVERSTRAW - US Senator Charles Schumer Monday announced an initiative to battle a recent Environmental Protection Agency regulation that he says could be “just a scheme to increase revenues.”
State environmental grants for waterfront revitalization
MID-HUDSON – A number of communities in the Hudson Valley have been awarded state Environmental Protection Fund Local Waterfront Revitalization Program grants. The funds cover a number of aspects including planning, design and construction projects that focus on economic, community, environmental and recreational improvements.
Schumer visiting Ulster County to denounce boat rule
CONNELLY - U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer will be in Ulster County on Monday to promote a bill that he says would exempt recreational boaters from needing costly new permits.
Woodstock seeks state funding for biodiversity map
WOODSTOCK - The Town Board on Tuesday agreed to submit an application seeking $60,000 from the state Department of Environmental Conservation to fund a town biodiversity map.
Lofty funding
Scenic Hudson pitches in a million bucks for Walkway, as construction is scheduled to start this week
Editorial: Hudson plants marring river
Most of the power plants on the Hudson River were built in a bygone era, when today's technologies weren't available to mitigate the environmental damage they clearly cause.
“No threat to health or safety”, says NRC about Indian Point groundwater leaks
CORTLANDT MANOR – The small crowd attending the latest Nuclear Regulatory Commission input session on Indian Point heard the plant operator, and the regulatory agency say basically the same thing: minute radioactive ground leaks are not a cause for serious concern. The NRC said Entergy followed proper procedures when the leaks were discovered.
Saland secures $250,000 for city's waterfront park
HUDSON - State Sen. Steve Saland (R,I,C Poughkeepsie) announced Thursday that he secured $250,000 in the 2008-09 state budget for Hudson's Waterfront Park.
No shad for Riverkeeper shad fest
For the first time in 19 years, American shad will not be served at Riverkeeper’s annual Shad Festival and Hudson River Celebration.
Hudson fish on the decline, says Riverkeeper
CROTON-ON-HUDSON – According to a report released Thursday by Riverkeeper, there is a “dangerous” decline in the amount of fish in the Hudson River, all due to man-made causes, and as a result the organization will be launching a campaign aimed at restoring sustainable fish levels in the river.
