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The Hudson River has many hundreds of mile of shoreline. Each year various groups get out and clean up the shoreline so that the trash will stay out of the river and so that the public can enjoy the river without having to do it around trash. Some of the debris is man made some of it is Mother Nature s doing thanks to sever seasonal weather. This Saturday you are invited to join Riverkeepers and watershed community organizations for a shoreline clean up at Kingston Point Beach. The City of Kingston along with Kingston Parks and Recreation have teamed up with these groups for the 10th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep. They call it a day of service for the Hudson River and it tributaries. ....
Gone Fission: Controversial nuke plant near NYC shuts down MICHAEL HILL, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6FILE - This Feb. 28, 2017, file photo shows Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan, N.Y. Indian Point will permanently stop producing nuclear power Friday, April 30, 2021, capping a long battle over a key source of electricity for nearby New York City that opponents called a safety threat to millions in the densely packed metropolitan region.Seth Wenig/APShow MoreShow Less 2of6FILE - In this April 20, 2007, file photo, Tracy Sudoko, a control room agent at the Indian Point Energy Center, works on a report at the facility in Buchanan, N.Y. Indian Point will permanently stop producing nuclear power Friday, April 30, 2021, capping a long battle over a key source of electricity for nearby New York City that opponents called a safety threat to millions in the densely packed metropolitan region.Julie Jacobson/APShow MoreShow Less ....
January 12 2021 Willamette, Columbia Riverkeepers plan to sue Zenith Energy for violating the Clean Water Act in federal court. Unpermitted construction at a crude oil shipping terminal on the banks of the Willamette River violated federal laws protecting several Oregon waterways from runoff pollution, two environmental groups claim. The Riverkeeper groups for the Willamette and Columbia rivers announced their intentions to sue Zenith Energy Terminal Holdings, which operates the sprawling oil train unloading facility at 5501 N.W. Front Ave. in Portland, for impermissibly discharging pollutants since at least last April. The pollution allegedly happens every time rain flows off the property into the river. In drizzly Rose City, that happened roughly 90 times every time more than 0.1 inches of precipitation fell in a 24-hour period the groups claim. ....