Since 2002, Riverkeeper has been engaged in pollution enforcement and litigation on Newtown Creek, most notably against ExxonMobil, to ensure that it is once again clean waterway. Remember, before Europeans arrived in New York, Newtown Creek and the Gowanus Canal were both extremely biologically diverse marine […] More
Blog articles by Riverkeeper staff and supporters
There is more cost involved in energy production than the damage to the ecology of aquatic habitats, according to a recent New York Times article. All along the energy production chain water is consumed and removed from the water cycle, using around 35.1 billion cubic […] More
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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
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
Today’s editorial in The New York Times highlights the very same concerns Riverkeeper has been raising regarding New York’s failure to commit to issuing regulations before permits and the inadequate proposal for protecting the NYC drinking water supply in its revised fracking environmental impact statement: […] More
On August 25, 2011, a Sullivan County judge enjoined Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. from drilling for natural gas under a residential subdivision, and barred the company from recovering the $99,255 signing bonus it paid to the homeowner for the rights to drill. At issue […] 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
Photo courtesy Giles Ashford
