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Updates on our work and mentions in the media
November 21, 2024
Get involved to protect the Hudson's iconic bass
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will hold a webinar on Monday, December 16 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm to consider changes to striped bass management.
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.
October 24, 2024
Environmentalists sue New York, New Jersey and Delaware over endangered sturgeon
Associated Press/ABC News
October 15, 2024
Hudson River Superfund Site Is Not Meeting Targets
Waste 360
October 15, 2024
Riverkeeper urges further Hudson River cleanup
Spectrum News
October 15, 2024
NYSDEC’s updates to threatened species must go further to protect biodiversity
Riverkeeper supports the NYS DEC's proposed updates to the endangered, threatened, and special concern species list, particularly the addition of several fish species vital to the Hudson River ecosystem. However, we believe more species, such as the American eel, alewife, and sea lamprey, should be better protected. Without broader inclusion, these regulations risk overlooking species that are declining and need urgent protection to preserve New York's biodiversity.
Casey Hellman
October 11, 2024
Environmental orgs seek to pressure EPA over Hudson River PCB cleanup
Spectrum News
September 18, 2024
Riverkeeper prepares new captain to lead patrol boat program
September 10, 2024
Hudson Valley Wetlands to Gain New Protections in January
The Examiner News
September 6, 2024
Restart Indian Point?
Highlands Current
August 16, 2024
Making waves for over a century: Yonkers Paddling and Rowing Club keeps Hudson River tradition alive
Westchester News 12
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