In a letter released today, 220 organizations, businesses and faith groups are calling on the lead agencies of the environmental review to make an “extraordinary effort” to gather public input about the risks associated with the proposed Pilgrim Pipelines, which would carry dangerous Bakken crude oil south from the Port of Albany and refined petroleum products in a parallel pipeline north from the Linden, New Jersey area. More
Blog articles by Riverkeeper staff and supporters
In a letter sent today to Commissioner Howard Zucker, Riverkeeper called for the Department of Health to offer blood testing to all people exposed to toxic chemicals in Newburgh’s drinking water. The letter reinforces the clear call from community members and elected leaders for blood […] More
Riverkeeper’s work on Newburgh’s drinking water crisis started about one year before anyone knew there was a crisis. Through a community water quality monitoring project with Quassaick Creek Watershed Alliance, we had learned about some of the problems plaguing the watershed that naturally provides and […] More
On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed legislation entitled, “Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act of 2015” (the FAST Act). Among many provisions in the FAST Act, Congress included a number of new requirements for railroads and rail transport safety, especially for hazardous materials, crude oil, and petroleum products.
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos recently claimed that no frack waste is being dumped in New York. FACT CHECK: But since 2010, at least 23,000 barrels of liquid waste and 590,000 tons of solid waste from Pennsylvania’s fracking operations have been dumped in New York landfills. More
One of our guests during our New York City patrols over the summer was The Weather Channel, reporting on the “ecological nightmare” known as the Gowanus Canal. Watch this Facebook Live video from July 1 to see Riverkeeper’s patrol boat captain, John Lipscomb, pointing out […] More
Photo: Dave Conover / Clearwater
Left to right: Sean Dixon, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, Councilmember Stephen Levin, Eric Landau (NYCDEP), Ling Tsou (United for Action), Roland Lewis (Waterfront Alliance)
