Riverkeeper Blogs

For immediate release: March 28, 2019 Contact: Jeremy Cherson; [email protected]; 770-630-6790 ALBANY – New York lawmakers have reached a tentative deal to ban single-use plastic bags, according to multiple reports, in the must-pass state budget agreement due to pass by April 1. This signals a […] More
Key Moment for NYC’s Post-Sandy Flood Protection Plans More

Untreated sewage pouring into the Hudson River since 1913

Explosives To Take Down Old Tappan Zee Bridge

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Earlier this year, Riverkeeper and our partners asked you to urge Governor Cuomo to “go bigger” on the cheapest and most readily available resource for reducing our energy use: energy efficiency. More
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Army Corps commits to more time, more money in review of coastal protections Riverkeeper gave testimony today as New York City Council members considered a resolution calling on the Army Corps of Engineers to consider sea level rise – not just storms – in its […] More

Ocean storm gates for NYC called threat to Hudson River

Proposed NYC Storm Barriers Could Hurt The Hudson

Rivers of Oil: Would denial of Line 3 project mean more oil trains?

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Water Quality Program Dan Shapley, Riverkeeper; Water Plant Administrator Randy Alstadt, Poughkeepsies’ Water Treatment Facility; Board Member Jessica Lopez, Town of Poughkeepsie, Board member Bill Carlos, Town of Poughkeepsie; Supervisor Paul Hansut, Town of Lloyd; Supervisor Shannon Harris, Town of Esopus;; Supervisor Elizabeth Spinzia, Town of Rhinebeck; Supervisor Aileen Rohr, Town of Hyde Park; Mayor Gary Bassett, Town of Rhinebeck; Mayor Robert Rolison, City of Poughkeepsie; Supervisor John Jay Baisley, Town of Poughkeepsie; Councilwoman and Deputy Supervisor Emily Svenson, Town of Hyde Park.
The Hudson River just got a new and powerful protector. Seven communities have pledged to work together to protect and restore it by signing a first-of-its-kind agreement to form the Hudson River Drinking Water Intermunicipal Council – “the Hudson 7.” More than 100,000 residents share […] More

Tell Gov. Hochul to block invasive species at the Erie and Champlain canals
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