News and updates
Updates on our work and mentions in the media
June 5, 2025
Environmental organizations tell court that New York must implement Its delayed climate law
June 3, 2025
Environmental groups, elected officials rally to reject NYS DEC’s Harlem River sewage exemption
May 28, 2025
Riverkeeper announces first annual Fish Migration Celebration
May 14, 2025
EANY and Riverkeeper Respond to EPA’s Dangerous Plan to Weaken Drinking Water Protections
April 24, 2025
Riverkeeper legal action secures $235,000 for Hudson River recovery
April 16, 2025
New York City environmental groups statement on NYS proposal that would allow sewage discharges to continue in Harlem River
January 17, 2025
Environmental Groups Condemn EPA's Final Review of the Hudson Superfund Site
January 8, 2025
Riverkeeper unveils 2025 Policy Agenda to safeguard NY’s waterways and communities
November 8, 2024
Environmental groups challenge findings in EPA’s Hudson River Superfund Site review
The Friends of a Clean Hudson (FOCH), a coalition of national, state, and regional organizations led by Riverkeeper, Scenic Hudson, and Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, submitted comments on the EPA’s draft third five-year review for the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site calling on the agency to find the cleanup is “not protective of human health and the environment.”
October 24, 2024
Environmental organizations bring lawsuit against New York for Endangered Species Act violation that imperils iconic Atlantic sturgeon
Today, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network and Riverkeeper filed an Endangered Species Act (ESA) lawsuit to force New York to address the illegal capture and killing of endangered Atlantic sturgeon by commercial fishing operations. Parallel lawsuits were also filed by the two groups against Delaware and New Jersey.
July 18, 2024
Environmental organizations join to notify 3 states of intent to sue for the illegal killing of endangered Atlantic sturgeon
Delaware Riverkeeper Network and the Hudson Riverkeeper have joined forces to submit notices of intent to sue for the illegal killing of Atlantic sturgeon to three states: New York, New Jersey, and Delaware.
July 10, 2024
Hudson River coalition firmly rejects findings in EPA’s draft third five-year report for the Hudson River PCBs superfund cleanup
Groups call on the public and elected representatives to speak out during the public comment period as EPA disregards its own data showing cleanup of PCBs in the Hudson River fails to protect public health and the environment.
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