Riverkeeper Blogs

This is not the time to relax safety protections at Indian Point so Entergy can save money in its final few years of operation. More

Huge victory for NYS, Riverkeeper and our partners after public outcry over crude oil facility expansion Albany, NY — Today the Appellate Division, Third Department, issued an important precedential decision finding that the state Department of Environmental Conservation had the authority to rescind a notice […] More

October 19, 2017 marked a big legal victory for New York's environment. The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Constitution Pipeline's motion for a rehearing, upholding the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation denial of a Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification. More

You did it! Over the summer the EPA released their second five-year review with a 90-day comment period (learn more here). Within a period of three months, over 1,500 advocates like you took action by writing comments and showing up to 2 rallies, 3 EPA public meetings and 5 comment writing events from New York City to the Adirondacks. More

Our thanks to everyone who pitched in at Randall’s Island to do their part locally for International Coastal Cleanup Day. It’s not every day that you can join 12 million people working simultaneously on the same project, to stop more trash from entering the ocean. […] More

The State Department of Health is now accepting public comments on the draft Filtration Avoidance Determination (or FAD) for New York City’s water supply. More

To reduce the amount of trash and other undesirable material entering our waterways, Riverkeeper is working with the Gowanus Canal Conservancy, Newtown Creek Alliance, SWIM Coalition, and New York City Soil and Water Conservation District to stencil storm drains around Newtown Creek and the Gowanus Canal. More

During the 2016 and Riverkeeper Sweep, we worked with a handful of cleanup sites to gather comprehensive data check out our results here. More

Following is a summary of the legislation passed this week by overwhelming votes in the Assembly and Senate: A.6825-A (Barrett) and S.5197-B (Serino). Summary of Proposed Legislation The proposed legislation would add a new section to the Navigation Law (§ 70-A) to allow the Department […] More