Last week, we had a CBS film crew aboard to discuss post-Hurricane Irene river conditions. By sheer luck, the DEC fisheries team happened to be out doing beach seins for young-of-year fish as part of a long-term study on Hudson River fish species. Based on […] More
Blog articles by Riverkeeper staff and supporters
Sea smoke as we headed southbound for NY Harbor before sunrise. Tappan Zee Bridge at dawn. More
Saturday, October 29. The Fletcher in her berth at Westerly Marina in Ossining. The snow started midday. Beautiful. More
On October 18th we were southbound from Kingston to Ossining, midway through our October water quality sampling patrol, when we came upon the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater in Haverstraw Bay. She is always beautiful, but today she was more lovely than usual. More
Professors Karl Coplan and Dan Estrin with Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic students out on the Fletcher! More
The medical community has joined the rising number of voices urging caution and careful study of hydraulic fracturing (fracking). Over 250 health professionals have delivered a letter to Governor Cuomo expressing their strong concern with the omission of a health impacts analysis from the revised […] More
Yesterday was a big day for hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) news – with the NY Times exposing a fracking mortgage threat, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. calling out the industry, and a federal rule announcement on fracking wastewater. More
Much of our work on the Riverkeeper boat involves enforcement on behalf of the Hudson River and its tributaries. While we do not have legal jurisdiction over polluters (i.e. legal investigations & arrests) we are lucky enough to work with agencies that do. Because we’re […] More
Much of our work on the Riverkeeper boat involves enforcement on behalf of the Hudson River and its tributaries. While we do not have legal jurisdiction over polluters (i.e. making arrests) we are lucky enough to have extensive relationships with agencies that do. Because we’re […] More
