Here is another sneak peek from the upcoming 2011 version of Fractured Communities: Geologists have postulated that there may be a connection between hydrofracking and seismic events, such as earthquakes. On May 27, 2011, England’s sole hydrofracking project was halted after two earthquakes occurred less […] More
Blog articles by Riverkeeper staff and supporters
On June 30, France became the first country to institute a national ban on natural gas extraction through hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”). The bill passed France’s lowest legislative chamber, the National Assembly, on June 21 and on June 30, the Senate followed suit. The Senate vote […] More
We took these photos as we came southbound from Waterford folllowing the completion of our June water quality patrol. Results from our June patrol will be posted shortly. Turtles and cormorants at Binnen Kill Bald (headed) Eagle at Rattlesnake Island Great Blue Heron at Catskill […] More
In Putnam County there are no official beaches but people enjoy the Hudson from the shore wherever they can. On our current patrol north we passed Garrison and Cold Spring on Wednesday, a beautiful warm day. We saw two adventurous cliff divers in Garrison and […] More
Industry is challenging the constitutionality of a West Virginia town’s hydrofracking ban on Marcellus Shale drilling. Last week, Morgantown, West Virginia passed an ordinance banning natural gas drillers from using hydrofracking techniques in the city, or within a mile of the city’s limits. Northeast Natural […] More
Originally published at Ecocentric Paul Gallay, Executive Director & Hudson Riverkeeper and environmental attorney Reed Super talk about how power plants using once-through cooling technology to cool their turbines and produce electricity are destroying the Hudson River’s fish and aquatic life in this important new […] More
Riverkeeper and Clean Water NOT Dirty Drilling, a coalition of environmental organizations working together to protect New York water, have launched a video ad campaign to raise awareness of the danger hydraulic fracturing poses to New York State’s water supply. A blog post in The […] More
The Water Quality Sampling Season for 2011 has officially begun and with it life gets even busier! Today we sent out our first monthly Water Quality Report of the year – for our May patrol – and a flurry of emails from throughout the Hudson […] More
Power plant cooling water intake systems kill billions of fish and other aquatic creatures every year and currently require more water than any other industry in the United States. Many of these plants are located on some of the nation’s most beautiful and treasured waterways. […] More
