We’re happy to introduce a new feature on the blog, titled “Catch of the Day,” where we showcase notable things we pull out of the river. Today it’s a household hot water heater we found just north of the Tappan Zee Bridge. This species is […] More
Riverkeeper Blogs
An exciting collaboration is underway as the result of Riverkeeper and the Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic settling an enforcement action with Mirant Corporation over violations at their Lovett power plant. Seining with the SUNY-ESF team in Catskill Riverkeeper allocated the full amount of the settlement […] More
Each month, the Riverkeeper Patrol Boat travels the entire length of the Hudson River conducting water quality sampling. In recent years, we have begun to work with local groups to conduct sampling on tributaries that feed the Hudson. This is a crucial endeavor in determining […] More
In response to Hurricane Irene, the Riverkeeper Patrol Boat, the R. Ian Fletcher, retreated upstate to the Coxsackie area. The photos in the following slideshow were taken before, during, and after the storm. For photo captions double click on the image. Our prayers go out […] More
This past Saturday we brought the boat north from Ossining to avoid the worst of Hurricane Irene. We anchored in the sheltered channel between Coxsackie and Rattlesnake Islands and the west bank of the river. As you can see in the photo below, the shoreline […] More
Today we released our report on sewage contamination in the Hudson River Estuary, “How Is the Water?“ It was a big group effort – 5 years to collect the data and 5 months to write and release the report. I’m sure this will not be […] More
Riverkeeper and our science partners from Lamont Doherty and Queens College sampled the affected area from the Tappan Zee Bridge to the Battery on Thursday, 7/21, Friday, 7/22, and Monday, 7/25. Sampling took place in response to a fire and subsequent shutdown of the North […] More
A catastrophic fire at the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant on the upper westside of Manhattan last Wednesday, July 20th, led to a temporary plant shutdown and the dumping of millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Hudson and Harlem Rivers. The untreated sewage […] More
Our friend, Greg Porteus, pilot and foundation president of Launch 5, just sent us these great photos from the 8 Bridges Swim. Thank you again to the event organizers for including us in this incredible event, and congrats on completing the swim! Jumping in! Splash! […] More
Yesterday we had the privilege of bringing several journalists out on the river to cover the 8 Bridges Swim. The 8 Bridges Swim is running from the Rip Van Winkle Bridge near Catskill to the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York City, covering 120 miles of […] More
