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03.22.10 :: Press Releases :: Riverkeeper

Riverkeeper Commends Congressman Hinchey on House Passage of National Park “Study Bill” for Hudson Valley

Hudson Valley
Photo courtesy Sunny Cover
Tarrytown, NY – March 22, 2010 -- Riverkeeper applauds the passage of the “Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act” by the House of Representatives on March 19, 2010. The Act would fund a federal study to assess whether the Hudson Valley should be made a unit of the National Park Service, in order to better preserve and promote the region’s outstanding natural, cultural, historic, recreational and scenic resources. The study area would stretch from Fort Edward, on the Upper Hudson above Albany, to the southern border of Westchester County. The Act was introduced by Congressman Hinchey on November 3, 2009, and co-sponsored by Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey and Congressmen Eliot L. Engel, Paul D. Tonko, John J. Hall, and Scott Murphy. A companion bill was introduced in the Senate on March 17 by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Learn More
03.22.10 :: Rvk in the Press :: Mid-Hudson News

This year’s shad fest is to be “shad-less”

03.22.10 :: Rvk in the Press :: Brooklyn Paper

At Greenpoint oil spill, it’s a good thing to suck

03.18.10 :: Rvk in the Press :: Poughkeepsie Journal

New York bans shad fishing in Hudson

03.18.10 :: Rvk in the Press :: Mid-Hudson News

DEC prohibits Hudson River shad fishing to restore population

03.18.10 :: Rvk in the Press :: New York Times

Underwater Cable an Alternative to Electrical Towers

03.12.10 :: Rvk in the Press :: The Journal News

State aims to reduce Indian Point water use, save more fish

03.08.10 :: Press Releases :: Stop Polluters

Riverkeeper Commends Passage of Bill to Combat Illegal Dumping in NYC Waters

Riverkeeper and NYC SBS Dockmaster Unit
RvK and NYC SBS Dockmaster Unit patrol Gowanus Canal for polluters
New Increased Fines Will Deter Lawbreakers
Tarrytown, NY- March 8, 2010 – Riverkeeper, New York’s leading clean water advocate, today commended the New York City Council for passing Int. 54-A, a bill substantially increasing penalties for illegal dumping in New York City Waters. The bill, passed unanimously by the City Council, creates a new civil penalty for dumping into the waterways where none currently exists, setting fines at not less than $1,500 or more than $10,000 for the first violation, and not less than $5,000 or more than $20,000 for each subsequent violation. Learn More
03.05.10 :: Latest Developments :: News

River was kept in good hands

Article as it appeared in the Journal News – March 2, 2010 In the decade that he has led Riverkeeper, Alex Matthiessen has been a tireless advocate for the health of the Hudson River. In an effort to make the river more swimmable and fishable, and to preserve the quality of the drinking water supply, Matthiessen has fought with polluters, tussled with many of the developers who build in the watershed, and taken on giants like Entergy, the owner of the Indian Point nuclear power plants. Matthiessen, who announced last week … Learn More
03.04.10 :: Latest Developments :: Riverkeeper

Riverkeeper Unveils New Look – Logo Contest Winner Announced

Riverkeeper Logo 2010
At the end of 2009, Riverkeeper launched its first-ever logo design contest in order to cast a wider net for a fresh, new perspective to symbolically represent the essence of who we are as an organization. We received nearly 500 entries, which were boiled down to a final few in a very close competition. The winning design was by Sabine Reichert, a Hastings-on-the-Hudson resident, whose image instantly captured the key elements of what we stand for in one succinct symbol. Sabine received her Masters in Illustration and Communication Design from the … Learn More