Dan Shapley
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Works for Hudson @riverkeeper. Science, law & community. (Tweets are my own.) he/him
New York
Joined January 2009
Ryan, Molinaro want more decisive action on Hudson River cleanup
dailyfreeman.com
KINGSTON, N.Y. — Three months ago, U.S. Reps. Marc Molinaro and Pat Ryan sent a letter to a federal agency urging that it take decisive action on further cleanup of the Hudson River. On Friday, Jul…
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🚨BREAKING🚨 @NYSDEC has released regulations that will provide protections for over one million acres of freshwater wetlands! Thank you for your commitment to protecting these fragile ecosystems. Check out our press release here-> https://t.co/4lQP1ERYN2
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💧 The data is in: May 2024 was the moistest May on record for the planet... This continues a run of record-moist months that dates back to last year. 🤔 Wondering why it's been really rainy where you are? 65% of Earth had above normal moisture content during the month, which
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TY @SenatorHarckham for passing S9658, establishing the New York road salt reduction council & the New York road salt reduction advisory committee. Excessive road salt application is contaminating our waters & we must take action! @riverkeeper 🤝 @adk_council
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🎉 Big win for holding railroads and oil tankers accountable! The Assembly just passed @PatriciaFahy109's A9213A, strengthening our oil spill fund protections and ensuring responsible parties have sufficient liability coverage in the case of a catastrophic disaster. @riverkeeper
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🎉 Today we celebrate the anniversary of the Hudson 7 The coalition, formed with guidance from #Riverkeeper in 2018, helps protect and improve #waterquality for over 100,000 residents sourcing drinking water from the #HudsonRiver 🌊 More info 👉 https://t.co/DmIGdBDliq
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Yesterday, #RainReadyNY passed the Senate unanimously, 60-0, demonstrating the consensus our coalition has built this legislative session. With the legislative session closing next week, we urge the @NYSA_Majority to put A.9435 to a vote. @riverkeeper
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Today advocates stood with @RachelMayNY @EmilyAssembly @SenatorMyrie @RagaForQueens to urge the @NYSA_Majority @CarlHeastie to join the Senate in passing #RainReadyNY (A9435). Our cities need the tools to combat extreme rain and flooding due to the worsening climate crisis.
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Yikes
“After nearly three years, the rate of heart attack, stroke, and death was 4.5 times higher in people with microplastics in their plaque than those without.”
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I had almost convinced myself it was too cloudy to bother checking.
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Report nurdles - plastic pellets the size of orzo - that you see along the Hudson. They may be the result of a February train derailment that spilled the plastic waste into the Hoosic River, a Hudson tributary. Here's how to spot and report: https://t.co/9tgMNidROz
@riverkeeper
riverkeeper.org
People who see small plastic pellets along the banks of the Hoosic or Hudson Rivers should report them to the railroad company involved in the recent derailment of a train that spilled the plastic...
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Members of the Caucus came together with environmental justice advocates and other lawmakers to demand that the EPA addresses the "forever chemicals" (PCB) contaminatimg the Hudson River. #ADemandForJustice
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Project to convert NYC compost to heating fuel goes offline weeks after launching - Gothamist
gothamist.com
The highly anticipated project already faced years of delays before it was unveiled in June. But it's already gone offline for repairs.
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Bumblebees ftw
Let's get this done! Please add your name & urge @GovKathyHochul to sign the Birds & Bees Protection Act 🐝 https://t.co/4vQoqQTVsC
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New paper on salinization of Earth's air, land, and water as part of the anthropogenic salt cycle w/ Likens, Mayer, Shatkay, Shelton, Grant, Utz, Yaculak, Maas, Reimer, Bhide, Malin, & Rippy. Paper available here: https://t.co/iEhD9rfH2R
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We know how to deice roads using less salt, and some communities (mine included) have enacted policies and bought the equipment to do so. We can keep roads just as safe by using far less, and frankly we should all return to the norms of driving slower if at all, when it snows.
Humanity is messing with the Earth’s “salt cycle,” with potentially dangerous consequences for drinking water supplies, crop production, and ecosystems, according to a new study
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I’d hoped those with agency in the public fight for the soul of the House GOP would have steered this differently. This speaker seems to stand against everything I would stand for.
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Hudson Line service remains suspended between Croton-Harmon and Tarrytown because of a significant mudslide onto our tracks due to today’s weather.
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Riverkeeper & local partners are advocating for the Air National Guard to #speedupthecleanup of toxic #PFAS that contaminates drinking water sources in #Newburgh & New Windsor – Read our update & attend a public meeting Oct. 25
riverkeeper.org
Toxic chemicals can harm the health of people, wildlife, aquatic ecosystems
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