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… York is leaving a major tool of the Clean Water Act on the shelf: new water quality criteria for nutrients. Excess nutrients are a root cause of most harmful algal blooms, and a host of other … Read More

… of Environmental Conservation announced it would develop a clean water plan to reduce excess nutrients from wastewater treatment plants. This is an important step toward cleaning up the river, … Read More

… that rely on it as a spawning ground and nursery. Tides are essential to transport sediment, nutrients and contaminants. They nourish and sustain wetlands. The river evolved to have this … Read More

… Fishermen’s Association “You essentially shut off the tide, which brings in oxygen and nutrients and basically cleans the water system. You turn a living, breathing estuary into a … Read More

… upon freshwater ecosystems because they alter the natural course of water and trap sediments, nutrients, and minerals, all of which are important for food chains throughout the river. Dams also … Read More

… electricity and the remaining “deadbeat dams” impact our water quality, block the flow of nutrients and sediment, and destroy fish and wildlife habitats. In the Hudson Valley, where more … Read More

… caused by the tides is one of the reasons that estuaries like the Hudson are so rich in life. Nutrients are held up in the water column for aquatic life to use. In addition to what you can see … Read More

… in most cases the ingredients that fuel them include high temperatures, still water and excess nutrients. Harmful algal blooms, or HABs, are becoming more common throughout the United States, … Read More

… and loads of plastic, cigarette butts and other trash. The killer of these fish though was likely nutrients, which led to a bloom of algae; when the algae died off, bacteria consumed the dead algae … Read More