News and updates
Updates on our work and mentions in the media
August 19, 2026
The river otter makes its first appearance in 100 years along the Bronx River
Gothamist
August 17, 2026
Riverkeeper Wins Clean Water Settlement from Carver Laraway
Media Sanctuary
August 14, 2026
Coeymans industrial park settles Riverkeeper lawsuits over wetlands, stormwater
Times Union
August 13, 2026
Riverkeeper wins $2.6 million Clean Water Act settlement over industrial park pollution near the Hudson
August 9, 2026
New report says "toxic garbage water" from landfills getting too close to drinking water
CBS 6 News
August 7, 2026
Hudson River Harmful Algal Blooms Explained
Chronogram
August 5, 2026
Westchester has a dirty secret
Tracy Brown
August 5, 2026
As More New Yorkers Use the City’s Waterways for Recreation, Officials Fight Sewage Notification Order
Inside Climate News
August 4, 2026
The Mohawk River: The backbone of the Hudson River under pressure
Dan Shapley
July 31, 2026
Twenty years of water quality monitoring for a healthier Hudson
July 29, 2026
Riverkeeper President Tracy Brown on the ongoing fight to clean up the Hudson River
CNN
July 29, 2026
Deluge Leaves Farms, Homes and Roads Underwater as Region Receives a Month’s Worth of Rain in One Night
The Daily Catch
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