The medical community has joined the rising number of voices urging caution and careful study of hydraulic fracturing (fracking). Over 250 health professionals have delivered a letter to Governor Cuomo expressing their strong concern with the omission of a health impacts analysis from the revised […] More
Blog articles by Riverkeeper staff and supporters
Yesterday was a big day for hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) news – with the NY Times exposing a fracking mortgage threat, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. calling out the industry, and a federal rule announcement on fracking wastewater. More
Much of our work on the Riverkeeper boat involves enforcement on behalf of the Hudson River and its tributaries. While we do not have legal jurisdiction over polluters (i.e. legal investigations & arrests) we are lucky enough to work with agencies that do. Because we’re […] More
Much of our work on the Riverkeeper boat involves enforcement on behalf of the Hudson River and its tributaries. While we do not have legal jurisdiction over polluters (i.e. making arrests) we are lucky enough to have extensive relationships with agencies that do. Because we’re […] More
The Riverkeeper boat serves many purposes on the Hudson River, sometimes as a watchdog and patrol vessel, sometimes as a platform for scientific research and water quality monitoring, and sometimes as an ambassador for the river. This past weekend we were able to fill all […] More
The Delaware River Basin, a vital part of the interconnected watershed system that provides water to 15 million people in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York, including half of New York City, is facing the most serious threat in its history. There is currently […] More
We sampled the water quality at 9 PM sharp on 9/30, just before low tide when the sewage discharge was separate and distinct from river water. We were unable to resample earlier in the day because the tide was unusually high and up to the […] More
L to R: Cathy Friesen (Chair of Zoning Board of Appeals), Mayor Richard Kavesh, Riverkeeper Captain John Lipscomb, Jen Laird White (Deputy Mayor), Candice Robins, Doug Foster (Village Trustee), in front Owen (son of Cathy Friesen) We recently had the opportunity to take several residents and […] More
We’re back again with another Catch of the Day, this time with a porta-potty door (sans porta-potty), two tires, several plastic jugs, and a lot of foam we picked up in Peekskill Bay. The tide is extremely high today and it refloated a ton of […] More
