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In response to the Department of Environmental Conservation’s announcement of new water quality criteria for the waters surrounding New York City and up to the Bear Mountain Bridge, Riverkeeper, the leading environmental organization, and Save the Sound, call on New York State to seize the historic opportunity to stop sewage overflows that too often inhibit millions of New Yorkers from safely enjoying the water where they live.

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More than 25 organizations in New York and New Jersey are calling for critical changes to the Army Corps' flooding plan for NY-NJ Harbor.

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Just downstream from where the derailment occurred, 280,000 people rely on the Mohawk River for drinking water; fortunately no spill has been reported The derailment of a 100-plus car tanker train along the Mohawk River highlights the real risks of hazardous rail shipments and the need for both tightened safety regulations, and spill prevention and response planning. While initial reports indicate there was no spill, fire or loss of life, the incident indicates that the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers and the communities along them are not immune from disasters that […]

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Riverkeeper celebrates the Assembly taking the final legislative step after the unanimous bipartisan Senate passage of crucial legislation aimed at safeguarding the economic vitality of the Hudson River from the imminent threat of radioactive wastewater discharge at Indian Point by Holtec.

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Riverkeeper, the leading environmental organization dedicated to protecting the Hudson River, applauds the unanimous bipartisan Senate passage of crucial legislation aimed at safeguarding the economic vitality of the Hudson River from the imminent threat of radioactive wastewater discharge at Indian Point by Holtec International.

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A coalition of prominent environmental organizations celebrates the passage of a critical bill to expand New York State’s protections for small streams, on the heels of a damaging Supreme Court decision that diminished the reach of the Clean Water Act

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At its annual Summer Splash gala at Boscobel House and Gardens in Garrison, N.Y., Riverkeeper will celebrate two Hudson River champions Riverkeeper will celebrate and honor the work of Fran Dunwell, recently retired coordinator of the New York State Hudson River Estuary Program, and Dr. David Carpenter, PCBs expert and Director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at the University at Albany – SUNY, during the organization’s 2nd Annual Summer Splash gala at Boscobel House and Gardens in Garrison. Dunwell, who retired in August last year, will receive […]

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Stella Blue’s Band is excited to announce the fourth annual Free Dead in the Park concert to benefit Riverkeeper, presented by The Capitol Theatre and RYTHM Cannabis.

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Riverkeeper commends Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature for passing a state budget that allocates significant environmental funding and supports policy wins including significant staffing increases for the Department of Environmental Conservation. • $500 million for the Clean Water Infrastructure Act, which will help communities across the state upgrade their aging water infrastructure. The CWIA’s investment in New York’s water infrastructure has now reached $5 billion since the program’s inception in 2017. • $400 million for the Environmental Protection Fund, which will support a variety of environmental programs, […]

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