Safeguard Drinking Water

As it appeared in the The Daily Star – Letters to the editor: February 13, 2010 Your Feb. 2 article “Drug dumping charges threaten loans” reported demands made by state and local politicians that orders against certain Delaware County health care facilities be nullified. These suggestions overlook the cooperative and commendable efforts of those facilities that reached agreements with the state. Those facilities that signed consent agreements with the state should be applauded for striving to be national leaders in the effort to curb the release of harmful pharmaceuticals into drinking water. … Learn More

This month, the New York State Appellate Division, Third Department (PDF 220 KB) handed down another victory for Riverkeeper in our decade-long battle to save Esopus Creek, a renowned trout stream in the heart of the Catskills. Since 2000, Riverkeeper, Catskill Mountains Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Theodore Gordon Flyfishers and other groups have fought New York City’s illegal discharges of mud and turbidity into the Esopus. As part of the New York City drinking water supply, the City has been operating the Shandaken Tunnel since 1924 in order to bring … Learn More

In late December, Riverkeeper submitted detailed comments on DEC's Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Study (DSGEIS) on gas drilling using high-volume hydraulic fracturing, which demonstrate that the DSGEIS is deeply flawed and must be withdrawn. See highlights of our principal concerns: Learn More