Proposed anchorages could unleash flood of petroleum shipping on Hudson
(Photo by Ian Burt) Starting in 2011, crude oil fracked from the Bakken Formation in North Dakota began to be ...
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Resistance to proposed new barge anchorages stiff
A boat brings a beam for the new Tappan Zee bridge down the river last month. (Photo: Phyllis McCabe) A ...
Tappan Zee bridge build puts sturgeon under stress
DEC personnel net a sturgeon during a 2012 study. (Lynn Woods) Each spring, Atlantic sturgeon, a species dating back more ...
Two sides: Town Board hears from Niagara plan’s friends and foes
The Town of Ulster two weeks ago affirmed its intent to declare lead agency in the environmental review process of a ...
Letters: ‘Peak Oil’; ‘Stop the bomb trains’
Peak oil Peak Oil has arrived. If you are not familiar with the term, it means that worldwide, oil production ...
Is the Wallkill safe? ‘It depends’, says Riverkeeper
The Wallkill River in New Paltz. (photo by Lauren Thomas) Heavy rain events and seasonal changes all impact the safety ...
Riverkeeper aids New Paltz on challenged wetlands law
(Photo by Lauren Thomas) New Paltz town leaders got a boost from environmental group Riverkeeper in their quest to appeal ...
Wallkill River found to have high fecal pollution levels
The Wallkill River in New Paltz. (photo by Lauren Thomas) On the wall in Town Hall in New Paltz are ...
Think before you swim
Photo by Dion Ogust Many of us head to our favorite swimming holes, those clear stretches of creek water gliding ...
Hudson’s sturgeon vital to species’ fate
One hot sunny morning in late June, Amanda Higgs, a fisheries biologist with the state Department of Environment Conservation’s (DEC) ...
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