Blog articles by Riverkeeper staff and supporters

Fracking is by far the severest test Andrew Cuomo has faced as Governor. In fact, it’s not too much of a stretch to predict that what Cuomo does on fracking will define his term of office. More

NY Health Commissioner Nirav Shah has finally admitted the truth: “We don’t have as much evidence as we need,” on the health impacts of fracking. http://lohud.us/UNqFP1 Ya think? Despite the admitted gaps in New York State’s understanding of how fracking affects public health, state officials […] More

The efforts of hundreds of thousands of activists have held off fracking in New York until now, but that could change this month. More

Just when you thought Indian Point security couldn’t get more laughable, police arrested a second person for stealing scrap metal from the nuclear plant – in this case, a maintenance worker carted off more than $10,000 in copper wiring. More

Citizens Help Leeds Address Local Sewer Needs. The Catskill Hamlet of Leeds, in Greene County, is making progress on their goal to connect with municipal sewer lines with the help of citizen samplers. Since as far back as 2008, when foul odors started an investigation […] More

Riverkeeper, along with Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, NRDC, and Scenic Hudson, would like to thank all who attended the Hudson River PCB Forum and dredging project update on Jan. 16, 2013. More

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today notified the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) that it must include the Lower Esopus Creek on its 2012 List of Impaired Waters. More

On the heels of the state’s release of its irresponsible fracking regulations, a new Siena Poll shows that support for fracking among New York voters statewide fell 2 points to 40% while opposition increased by 8 points to 44%. There is also a groundswell of […] More

New York's four-year effort to assess the safety of the controversial gas drilling practice known as fracking is broken. More