John Lipscomb/Riverkeeper
Recently, a sharp eyed Riverkeeper watchdog reported a heavy discharge of unknown origin from a pipe at the foot of the Alexander Hamilton Bridge, on the Manhattan side of the Harlem River. The report was made after the individual photographed water pouring from the pipe […]
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We’ve started patrols this year with an 18 foot skiff on loan. I’m interested in testing the utility of a fast shallow draft boat which allows patrols to areas where we have been draft restricted. The trade off is complete exposure to the elements so […]
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RvK Partners with Public to Test Tributary Water Quality
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Cartographer: Christopher Bride
Ulster Map A 97-car CSX train carrying empty oil tank cars derailed Feb. 25 near shops and homes in the Town of Ulster, N.Y., about five miles north of Kingston, underscoring the very real dangers posed by the new crude-by-rail “virtual pipeline.” The train came […]
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Last month, a tank barge collided with a towboat on the Mississippi River, spilling some 31,500 gallons of light Bakken crude into the water and prompting officials to close a 65-mile stretch of river – roughly the distance between New York City and Newburgh/Beacon along […]
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The recent massive increase in crude oil shipments on and along the Hudson River by rail, ship and barge poses an unacceptable triple threat to the many significant or protected marine species that rely on miles of unique and irreplaceable habitat. Because the river is […]
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Neale Gulley/RK
Hundreds of Albany residents attended a public meeting earlier this month to voice their outrage over the city’s growing place at the center of a new crude oil-by-rail “virtual pipeline” – a process that until now has been subject to virtually no public scrutiny. Every […]
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Rowers in the Hudson at the Albany waterfront
Planning a Swimmable River for the Capital District The NY State DEC just released a plan for the Capital District that targets swimmable, fishable water quality for the ‘Albany Pool’ section of the Hudson by 2028, if not sooner. This is very welcome news to […]
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Kingston to Ossining: Cold – not a soul on the Walkway Bridge at Poughkeepsie today. The massive stone crusher and loading docks at the Tilcon quarry just south of Poughkeepsie. The stone is sent south to the metro area by barge. Below, a train carrying […]
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Catskill to Kingston: It wasn’t until two days after the cold front that the northwesterly filled in. The water has a beautiful texture. Saying hello to Patrick at the Saugerties Light on Esopus Creek – and goodbye till spring. What a treat to spend the […]
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