Blog articles by Riverkeeper staff and supporters
One of our guests during our New York City patrols over the summer was The Weather Channel, reporting on the “ecological nightmare” known as the Gowanus Canal. Watch this Facebook Live video from July 1 to see Riverkeeper’s patrol boat captain, John Lipscomb, pointing out […] More
Photo: Dave Conover / Clearwater
Left to right: Sean Dixon, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, Councilmember Stephen Levin, Eric Landau (NYCDEP), Ling Tsou (United for Action), Roland Lewis (Waterfront Alliance)
In written testimony to the State Senate Health and Environmental Conservation Committees, Riverkeeper drew attention to the Department of Health’s delayed and problematic response to the drinking water contamination crisis in Newburgh, NY. Despite years of exposure to PFOS, a toxic chemical linked to several […] More
NYC’s first-ever “MS4” permit requires the DEP to develop a stormwater management plan by 2018; comments were submitted on the first of three annual progress reports. More
This sign-on letter, initiated by the Coalition Against the Pilgrim Pipelines, calls on the Cuomo Administration to conduct an exhaustive examination of the risks of the Pilgrim Pipelines, a proposed set of oil & petroleum products pipelines that threaten the health and safety of New York communities. More
Algae near the Carmine Liberta replacement bridge over the Wallkill River in New Paltz on August 26, 2016. (Photo by Jason West / Wallkill River Watershed Alliance)
