Blog articles by Riverkeeper staff and supporters

Raw sewage is flowing into the Beacon Harbor from a pipe at the northeastern corner of the harbor. A member of the public called this sewage release into Riverkeeper’s office on Saturday, September 17. Riverkeeper investigated the report, documented the discharge and called it into […] More

In what could be precedent-setting cases for local governments in New York State, a gas company and landowners recently filed separate challenges to town bans on shale gas extraction via horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (“hydrofracking”). On September 16, 2011, a Denver-based gas company, Anschutz […] More

We just came upon a bear swimming across the river just north of the Bear Mountain Bridge in Con Hook!   We’re returning from our September water quality patrol, the results of which can be found here. More

On September 22, 2011, Riverkeeper testified at the New York City Council Committee on Environmental Protection’s public hearing on hydraulic fracturing (“hydrofracking”).  Chief among the concerns we expressed to the Council is that DEC continues to rush the regulatory process, seriously limiting the public’s opportunity […] More

Since 2002, Riverkeeper has been engaged in pollution enforcement and litigation on Newtown Creek, most notably against ExxonMobil, to ensure that it is once again clean waterway.  Remember, before Europeans arrived in New York, Newtown Creek and the Gowanus Canal were both extremely biologically diverse marine […] More

There is more cost involved in energy production than the damage to the ecology of aquatic habitats, according to a recent New York Times article.  All along the  energy production chain water is consumed and removed from the water cycle, using around 35.1 billion cubic […] More

Credit WVSORO.org Thank you for your ongoing support in the fight against the rush to fracking in New York State.  We are at a crossroads and the next few months are critical to how fracking will move forward here. Last week, the DEC released its […] More

We’re happy to introduce a new feature on the blog, titled “Catch of the Day,” where we showcase notable things we pull out of the river. Today it’s a household hot water heater we found just north of the Tappan Zee Bridge.  This species is […] More

An exciting collaboration is underway as the result of Riverkeeper and the Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic settling an enforcement action with Mirant Corporation over violations at their Lovett power plant. Seining with the SUNY-ESF team in Catskill Riverkeeper allocated the full amount of the settlement […] More