News Release | Environment New York Research & Policy Center

Report: 5.7 Million Pounds of Toxic Chemicals Dumped into New York’s Waterways

Industrial facilities dumped more than 5.7 million pounds of toxic chemicals into New York’s waterways in 2010, making the Hudson, Genesee, and Seneca Rivers among the 40 worst in the nation, according to a new report released today by Environment New York.  Wasting Our Waterways: Industrial Toxic Pollution and the Unfulfilled Promise of the Clean Water Act assesses toxic discharges into nearly 1,900 rivers, lakes, and streams across the country, highlighting problems in New York and nationally.

News Release | Environment New York

U.S. House Committee Passes “Cooperating with Polluters Act”

Recently, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed the Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011 (H.R. 2018), a bill that would reverse decades of progress in protections ensured by the Clean Water Act. Fortunately, New York Representatives Jerrold Nadler and Timothy Bishop voted against this dirty water bill. H.R. 2018 is an attack on two key components of the Clean Water Act: enforcement of water quality standards and protection of aquatic resources from discharges of dredged and fill material.

News Release | Environment New York

Dept. of Interior Releases Tougher Drilling Regulations

Recently, Secretary of Interior Salazar and Assistant Secretary Hayes released new regulations designed to make offshore drilling safer in very specific ways and to focus management on improving its safety and environmental record.