Stand-up Paddleboarding is an increasingly popular sport on the Hudson--one that isn't easy for everyone to learn. Photo: Dan Shapley / Riverkeeper
Blog articles by Riverkeeper staff and supporters
We need you to raise your voice now to ensure we can make critical investments today in clean water infrastructure that will protect future generations. It has been 50 years since New York voters approved the $1 billion Pure Water Bond Act, at a time […] More
From the perspective of an American shad, that iconic, depleted fish of the estuary, the Hudson River today is far different, and in many ways far less hospitable, than in times past. We’ve made tremendous progress improving water quality since the passage of New York’s […] More
Photo: Leah Rae/Riverkeeper
This map shows a portion of the Capital District sewage discharge notification system at albanypool.org, as it appeared on Dec. 23, 2014. Troy is to the right. Cohoes and Green Island are to the left.
In October, we described how citizen water sampling of Hallets Cove on the East River had prompted the NYC Department of Environmental Protection to identify a source of contamination. Dye testing at the Astoria Houses, a NYC Housing Authority development with 22 buildings, found one […] More
Punctured outer hull of the Stena Primorsk
Has the endgame begun for Indian Point? Sure looks that way. Riverkeeper is fighting on every legal front to stop this dangerous, aging plant from operating, and there’s no doubt we are closing in. Riverkeeper has raised awareness about the hazards posed by this plant […] More
