News and updates
Updates on our work and mentions in the media
January 15, 2025
More shoreline cleanups, more impact
Katie Leung
December 19, 2024
Our effort to reduce pollution in Newtown Creek
June 11, 2024
13th annual Riverkeeper Sweep: May the Fourth was with us!
Katie Leung
June 21, 2023
Riverkeeper’s 2023 Summer Splash honors two devoted Hudson River champions
June 5, 2023
12th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep: Incredible results from our May 6 day of service
31 tons of debris cleaned from hundreds of miles of shoreline in NYC and the Hudson Valley.
Katie Leung
October 21, 2022
On Newtown Creek, 'a statement of faith' in restoring a waterway
Two decades ago, Captain John Lipscomb first patrolled Newtown Creek, the tidal tributary that separates Brooklyn and Queens. He and his guests and crew found a large oil sheen that would later become the subject of a Riverkeeper lawsuit against ExxonMobil.
June 9, 2022
11th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep results: Rain couldn’t stop 1,100+ volunteers
Despite the cold temperatures and pouring rain in some locales, more than 1,100 volunteers participated in the Hudson River’s largest annual shoreline cleanup on Saturday, May 7, 2022.
Katie Leung
May 23, 2022
Sampling season starts! Volunteers test for recreational water quality along the Hudson
Have you wondered whether it’s safe to swim in Hudson Valley streams? Riverkeeper, our community scientists and our partners are helping to gather data in the Hudson River and its tributaries that can help you decide where and when to enjoy the water.
Sebastian Pillitteri
November 17, 2020
Riverkeeper Sweep 2020 results: New challenges, big success
Although the Sweep 2020 event looked different this year, our volunteers, as always, succeeded in making a tangible improvement to shorelines and parks, all the way from Brooklyn to the Capital District. Here’s what we achieved together on October 17, 2020, during the 9th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep
Jen Benson
July 10, 2020
Riverkeeper joins regional climate action group in a Day of Action
Jessica Roff
October 29, 2019
Riverkeeper supports 5 borough shoreline resiliency plan for NYC
September 30, 2019
‘Sacred Rivers’ ceremony highlights faith in the face of climate change
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miles of river patrolled annually, from the Upper Hudson and Mohawk River all the way to New York Harbor
382
tons of debris removed from the river by thousands of Riverkeeper volunteers since 2012
$5.5B
$5.5 billion for clean water allocated since 2017 from New York State thanks to our advocacy work
28,148
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