News and updates
Updates on our work and mentions in the media
October 15, 2026
Should We Worry About Toxic Algae?
NY&
October 15, 2026
How road salt contaminates drinking water, and what New York can do about it
October 6, 2026
Protecting water together
Reflections from the Waterkeeper Alliance global conference in Quito, Ecuador
Tracy Brown
September 29, 2026
How changes in the Endangered Species Act could affect nature in New York
Times Union
September 18, 2026
Statement from Riverkeeper President Tracy Brown on the Trump Administration’s attempt to further gut Endangered Species Act protections
Tracy Brown
September 17, 2026
Pushing back against federal efforts to narrow Clean Water Act protections
September 17, 2026
Swimming the Hudson River: It's a thing, but avoid the dead rats, other water hazards.
Gothamist
September 8, 2026
Plans to clean up contaminated Hudson Valley site draw support from local fishing community
WAMC
September 1, 2026
EPA proposes dredging Wappinger Creek Superfund site
Times Union
September 1, 2026
Tracing the hidden path from stream to tap
Sebastian Pillitteri
August 31, 2026
A deeper dive into swimming in the Hudson
From water quality to public access, Riverkeeper President Tracy Brown dives into the way forward for a swimmable Hudson River.
August 28, 2026
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miles of river patrolled and sampled by Riverkeeper boats annually, from the Upper Hudson and Mohawk River all the way to New York Harbor
404
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$5.5 billion for clean water allocated since 2017 from New York State thanks to our advocacy work
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