News and updates
Updates on our work and mentions in the media
August 19, 2026
The river otter makes its first appearance in 100 years along the Bronx River
Gothamist
In the press
August 18, 2026
Saugerties Village Board backs Riverkeeper grant application for Lower Esopus study
Daily Freeman
In the press
August 17, 2026
Riverkeeper Wins Clean Water Settlement from Carver Laraway
Media Sanctuary
In the press
August 14, 2026
Coeymans industrial park settles Riverkeeper lawsuits over wetlands, stormwater
Times Union
In the press
August 14, 2026
Riverkeeper wins $2.6M settlement against Coeymans company
Daily Gazette/Hudson Valley 360
In the press
August 9, 2026
New report says "toxic garbage water" from landfills getting too close to drinking water
CBS 6 News
In the press
August 7, 2026
Hudson River Harmful Algal Blooms Explained
Chronogram
In the press
August 5, 2026
As More New Yorkers Use the City’s Waterways for Recreation, Officials Fight Sewage Notification Order
Inside Climate News
In the press
July 29, 2026
Riverkeeper President Tracy Brown on the ongoing fight to clean up the Hudson River
CNN
In the press
July 29, 2026
Deluge Leaves Farms, Homes and Roads Underwater as Region Receives a Month’s Worth of Rain in One Night
The Daily Catch
In the press
July 27, 2026
New oversight body proposed for Mohawk River basin
The Capitol Pressroom
In the press
July 17, 2026
Watershed-wide approach proposed by Riverkeeper to preserve Putnam Valley’s waterways
Mid Hudson News
In the press
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