Riverkeeper Blogs

By a unanimous vote, the NYS Public Service Commission decided to abandon Suez’s controversial plan to tap, treat and desalinate Hudson River water and pipe it to Rockland County homes and businesses. More

After eight years of an acrimonious public debate, on December 17, 2015, the NYS Public Service Commission is expected to finally decide the fate of a proposal by multinational giant Suez Environment to construct a controversial Haverstraw Water Supply Project desalination plant for public drinking water in an irreplaceable habitat of the Lower Hudson River. More

In 2014, Westchester County Legislator, Catherine Parker (District 7), introduced a bill to limit the use of plastic bags across the county. More

On Friday, November 20, Riverkeeper submitted its comments to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) regarding the proposed remedies for the Poughkeepsie Manufactured Gas Plant brownfields site just below the Walkway Over the Hudson. More

Riverkeeper has many tools to use to achieve its mission to protect water quality and the drinking water of millions of New Yorkers. One of the most important tools is the ability to file lawsuits in Courts - sometimes to enforce our environmental laws, and sometimes to protect the rights of aggrieved individuals. More

Riverkeeper has joined the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) WaterSense Program. More

The beetle, an invasive species which is not native to these parts, has become quite a problem in New York and now threatens the New York City Watershed lands. More

A state plan for an overdue cleanup of a scrapyard leaching hazardous waste into the Rondout Creek near its mouth at the Hudson River is welcome. More

Last Saturday, Randall's Island Park Alliance partnered with Riverkeeper to host the 6th annual Run the River 5K to support efforts to protect, maintain, and restore the shorelines and wetlands at the park. More