Riverkeeper Blogs

Riverkeeper and a coalition of groups is urging a federal court to stop the construction of the Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) pipeline before high volumes of fracked natural gas start flowing through the pipeline located in close proximity to the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant. More

In a letter released today, 220 organizations, businesses and faith groups are calling on the lead agencies of the environmental review to make an “extraordinary effort” to gather public input about the risks associated with the proposed Pilgrim Pipelines, which would carry dangerous Bakken crude oil south from the Port of Albany and refined petroleum products in a parallel pipeline north from the Linden, New Jersey area. More

In a letter sent today to Commissioner Howard Zucker, Riverkeeper called for the Department of Health to offer blood testing to all people exposed to toxic chemicals in Newburgh’s drinking water. The letter reinforces the clear call from community members and elected leaders for blood […] More

Riverkeeper’s work on Newburgh’s drinking water crisis started about one year before anyone knew there was a crisis. Through a community water quality monitoring project with Quassaick Creek Watershed Alliance, we had learned about some of the problems plaguing the watershed that naturally provides and […] More

On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed legislation entitled, “Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act of 2015” (the FAST Act). Among many provisions in the FAST Act, Congress included a number of new requirements for railroads and rail transport safety, especially for hazardous materials, crude oil, and petroleum products. More

Atlantic sturgeon have a long, rich history in the Hudson River and beyond – and we have a new and important opportunity to protect them. In 2012, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) listed several distinct population segments of Atlantic sturgeon as threatened or endangered […] More

New legislation would prohibit oil and gas industry waste from being used by, or disposed in NY More

In written testimony to the State Senate Health and Environmental Conservation Committees, Riverkeeper drew attention to the Department of Health’s delayed and problematic response to the drinking water contamination crisis in Newburgh, NY. Despite years of exposure to PFOS, a toxic chemical linked to several […] More

NYC’s first-ever “MS4” permit requires the DEP to develop a stormwater management plan by 2018; comments were submitted on the first of three annual progress reports. More