Riverkeeper - Latest Developments

Riverkeeper made sure that the top-level federal officials who visited the Hudson Valley last week as part of President Obama’s “America’s Great Outdoors” initiative heard us loud and clear: the key to “America’s great outdoors” is great water quality.

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Riverkeeper will be giving away 3 pairs of Jack Johnson tickets for his July 14th concert in Madison Square Garden.

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Riverkeeper’s Alex Matthiessen has joined the Land Use: We Shape the Valley Task Force, one of six Task Forces which include some of New York’s most creative thinkers and leaders on issues affecting the Hudson River and Valley, to develop innovative, far-reaching and practicable ideas intended to shape the region’s future.

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United Water New York is forging ahead with plans to construct an expensive and and environmentally destructive desalination plant on the banks of the Hudson River, just downstream of the leaking Indian Point nuclear power plant, to provide drinking water to Rockland County residents. The company recently submitted a proposal to the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) for a 23% rate hike, which would allow future surcharges to ratepayers for costs related to the proposed desalination project.

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Riverkeeper celebrated Earth Day by being involved with major New York awareness events and programs. At the Earth Day New York celebration in Times Square, Riverkeeper President Alex Matthiessen spoke about clean water issues and shared the stage with Matthew Modine, Mayor Bloomberg, Dennis Hayes and other local, national and international environmental activists, business leaders, government officials and musical guests. Download Alex’s speech Riverkeeper also hosted informational tables in Times Square and at Grand Central’s Earth Day Festival Outdoors, where interested participants were asked to take our Tap Water Challenge. […]

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Turn out and tune in to support Riverkeeper during this important week! Riverkeeper is celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day with involvement in several major awareness projects that bring attention to the importance of clean water. Mayor Bloomberg and Earth Day New York Events: Riverkeeper President Alex Matthiessen will speak at Earth Day New York’s 40th Anniversary Celebration in Times Square on Thursday, April 22, along with Mayor Bloomberg, Matthew Modine and other notable environmental leaders. The celebration, hosted in partnership with The City of New York, will run […]

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At the end of 2009, Riverkeeper launched its first-ever logo design contest in order to cast a wider net for a fresh, new perspective to symbolically represent the essence of who we are as an organization. We received nearly 500 entries, which were boiled down to a final few in a very close competition. The winning design was by Sabine Reichert, a Hastings-on-the-Hudson resident, whose image instantly captured the key elements of what we stand for in one succinct symbol. Sabine received her Masters in Illustration and Communication Design from […]

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OUT WITH THE OLD IN WITH THE NEW AND IMPROVED Thanks to all who submitted designs to our logo contest which closed on January 6th. Stay tuned for a winner to be announced. We are holding a logo design contest for our members and the general public with a $1,000 award for the winning entry. View the contest details here. To participate in the contest simply register for free at Genius Rocket, review the contest directions and submit your designs online. Contest ends January 6th. We look forward to seeing […]

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We have redesigned our site to allow for easier access to our Campaigns and Cases, more information on the resources we protect, and increased opportunities for our supporters to stay informed and get involved. New features you can explore today include – the NYC Watershed section where you can learn all about the engineering feat that supplies pristine drinking water to 9 million New Yorkers; our new Take Action section where you’ll learn how to minimize your impact on the Hudson River and our watershed; A Hudson River Journey where […]

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