News and updates
Updates on our work and mentions in the media
June 8, 2026
Riverkeeper Sweep marks 15th year of Hudson River cleanup
Nearly 1,700 volunteers cleaned hundreds of miles of Hudson River shoreline in a single day — and the data shows it’s working
Katie Leung
June 8, 2026
Riverkeeper announces 2026 Fish Migration Celebration on the Hudson River
June 5, 2026
Reporter’s Notebook: Got PFAS?
June 5, 2026
What's killing the Hudson River's Atlantic sturgeon? Follow the clues
LoHud
June 4, 2026
NYC must notify residents when sewage discharges into rivers and creeks, court rules
AMNY
June 3, 2026
Striped bass are struggling. Here's what it will take to bring them back
David Stormer, Ph.D.
May 27, 2026
NY budget deals serious blow to environmental protections despite hard-fought improvements
May 25, 2026
Eating fish from the Hudson River? Just don't get too hooked
ABC News
May 25, 2026
Follow Your Current: Rivers, Resilience, and When to Swim Upstream
Resilience Gone Wild
May 21, 2026
Riverkeeper calls out RFK Jr., 'Make America Healthy Again' hypocrisy as EPA guts PFAS drinking water protections
May 20, 2026
How Riverkeeper is turning Hudson River water quality data into action
Shannon Roback, PhD
May 18, 2026
Hudson River fish species
David Stormer, Ph.D.
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tons of debris removed from the river by thousands of Riverkeeper volunteers since 2012
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