Grey day, passing Indian Point, one day after the 9/11 anniversary. No security presence on the water whatsoever. I remember the years following 2001 when there were Homeland Security boats here 24/7. They put on a great show patrolling the inside of the 900-foot-wide security […]
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Riverkeeper and two citizen groups, the Guardians of Flushing Bay and the Empire Dragon Boat Team, are demanding the removal of two abandoned, derelict barges that are polluting Flushing Bay with Styrofoam and other contaminants and posing an imminent hazard to commercial and recreational vessels. […]
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Watch a recorded version of "Back to School on PCBs in the Hudson," hosted by Riverkeeper, Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Campaign for a Cleaner Hudson.
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… By the dawn’s early light. New York Harbor, 6:15 a.m.
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Riverkeeper is proud to see a progressive approach take hold in the infrastructure world: The “Envision” protocol, a system to make sure projects are designed sustainably, using smart, energy-efficient features. We’re especially proud of the role we were able to play, through the work of […]
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Algae photographed north of New Paltz on the Wallkill River on August 26, 2015 (Photo courtesy Rich Picone)
Update Sept 10, 2015: A bright green algal bloom was observed on the Wallkill River at Rosendale. If you can photograph this bloom, please send photos — showing both close-up and extent of the bloom — and note where the photographs were taken. Send photos […]
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“When I was young we’d go to Deep Hole on Towpath. I’m grateful to Riverkeeper for the help in trying to make our water clean again. Being able to swim is part of what makes this area great.” Laura Finestone, Chair of the Rochester Environmental […]
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A proposal has been made by Pilgrim Pipeline Holdings, LLC for two parallel pipelines each up to 20 inches in diameter that would run from Albany, NY to Linden, NJ. One pipeline would transport crude oil south while the other pipeline would carry refined products […]
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Riverkeeper’s patrol boat Captain John Lipscomb is featured in this mini-documentary from Awen Films for MSNBC. The film crew rode along with us along during patrols of New York City’s Gowanus Canal and Newtown Creek as John described his work. “It’s become a real mission. […]
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La contaminación fecal en el río Hudson y sus afluentes Traducción por Virginia Benedict For the English version of Riverkeeper’s report, “How’s the Water? 2015,” click here. RIVERKEEPER es una organización financiada por nuestros miembros. Nuestra misión es proteger la integridad ambiental, recreativa y comercial […]
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