We need your help to urge NYC to join them and ensure that this toxic waste is never used on City roads or allowed to pollute our environment.
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On March 9, Luke Iwanowicz of U.S. Geological Survey, and Tyrone Hayes of University of California, Berkeley, gave presentations at SUNY New Paltz, co-presented by Riverkeeper and the Wallkill River Watershed Alliance. Iwanowicz is the lead author on a recent study that found intersex fish […]
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Rampant agricultural discharges are contaminating waters across the state. New York is the third largest milk production state with roughly 620,000 cows, each of which is estimated to produce 120 pounds of liquid manure per day.
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Proposals could boost spending on new Water Infrastructure Improvement Act grants program to as much as $325 million per year. Our coalition continues to highlight the need for $800 million in annual spending, recognizing that New York State faces the nation’s greatest documented need for […]
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An oil train crosses a stream in Spokane, WA. Photo courtesy of Spokane Riverkeeper.
By Larissa Leibmann, Waterkeeper Alliance Five months after we released Deadly Crossing, a report highlighting the troubling state of rail bridge safety written by Waterkeeper, Riverkeeper and ForestEthics, there have been some important developments. While much of the progress made on this issue is small […]
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The fact that there are more juvenile Atlantic sturgeon, as announced this week by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, is great news.
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In an historic agreement announced today, the City of Newburgh and the Department of Environmental Conservation have agreed on a $39 million plan to reduce combined sewer overflows into the Hudson River from the city by nearly 100 million gallons per year. The plan will […]
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Riverkeeper has a new look. We modernized our website while paying homage to our history with a special, 50th Anniversary logo.
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The value of educating children about their local environment is never more apparent then during our annual visit to the Bank Street School for Children, where we spend a morning each winter visiting two classes of bright students.
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