Riverkeeper - Press Releases

New leadership will help Riverkeeper seize important clean water opportunities in the year to come Ossining, NY — With one of its most successful years in more than five decades of clean water advocacy drawing to a close in June, Riverkeeper elected new directors and leadership to its Board and is gearing up for the opportunities ahead. Riverkeeper members advanced a Board of Directors slate to guide the organization toward new levels of achievement in the coming fiscal year and beyond. They bring wide-ranging experience in law, communications and community […]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Lauren Christopher, Labatt USA (716) 796-5940 [email protected] Labatt USA Partners with Riverkeeper to Promote Local Water Stewardship in New York State This Summer Investment in local organization serves as part of Labatt USA’s larger partnership with the global Waterkeeper Alliance to protect and sustain drinkable, fishable and swimmable water Labatt USA will partner with Riverkeeper to further its efforts to sustain the Hudson River and its tributaries, and safeguard the drinking water for nine million New Yorkers. Labatt USA will make a $10,000 investment to support Riverkeeper’s efforts, […]

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2,000 volunteers to clean shorelines & plant trees at 100+ locations from the Adirondacks to New York City; Petitions circulating for statewide plastic bag ban Ossining, N.Y. – In a massive, one-day effort stretching from New York Harbor to the Adirondack Mountains, some 2,000 volunteers will clean up the shorelines at more than 100 locations along the Hudson River and its tributaries during the 7th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep on Saturday, May 5. With 117 projects scheduled, this effort is the largest in the event’s history. Teams of volunteers, organized by […]

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For immediate release: April 18, 2018 Contact: Cliff Weathers, Communications Director [email protected]; 845-445-8257 Hosted by CNBC’s Steve Liesman, with a special performance by Zeshan B Outgoing Board Chair Joe Boren and activist Mary McNamara also to be honored   New York — Riverkeeper, New York’s Clean Water Advocate, will honor Patagonia at its annual Fishermen’s Ball on May 16 at Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers. Hundreds of clean water advocates from around the state will attend this year’s event, making this one of the largest gatherings of environmental activists in New […]

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Riverkeeper, New York’s clean water advocate, announced today that Jessica Roff has joined the organization in the newly created Director of Advocacy and Engagement role. Roff comes with a wealth of experience as a community organizer and environmental activist.

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Riverkeeper, New York’s clean water advocate, has elected five new Directors to its board: Christine Churchill, Karenna Gore, Alexandra Herzan, Timon Malloy and Judith Mogul.

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State finalizes regulations governing solid waste management For Immediate Release: September 21, 2017 Albany – The state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) finalized solid waste regulations known as the Part 360 series which includes the management of fracking waste. The following is a joint statement from a coalition which has been leading the effort to ban fracking waste in New York State (list of organizations at bottom): “New York State has missed the mark when it comes to protecting our health and water from the dangers of fracking waste. Nearly […]

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The Riverkeeper family is saddened by the recent loss of Robert H. Boyle, who was instrumental in the founding of the Hudson River Fishermen’s Association — Riverkeeper’s predecessor — 51 years ago.

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Riverkeeper, New York’s clean water advocate, has appointed two new Directors to its Board: Maria Castaneda and Ernest Tollerson.

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