Blog articles by Riverkeeper staff and supporters

Urge Governor Cuomo to call for comprehensive and simple water quality alerts that include CSO discharges. More

Riverkeeper and the Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic submitted an amicus curiae, or “friend of the court,” brief to the Third Department Appellate Court of New York in support of the Town of New Paltz’s right to protect its wetlands, waterbodies and watercourses from irresponsible destruction. More

Documents related to the lawsuit filed by Riverkeeper and our allies to prevent water pollution from deregulating CAFOs in New York State. More

Recent news about antibiotic resistant bacteria in the Hudson may keep some people out of the water. But you can swim smart and enjoy the water. Here's how. More

Q&A with scientist Gregory O'Mullan, an author of recent research on the presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the Hudson River, and what it means for those who use the river recreationally. More

3.3 Million - That’s how many fish and other Hudson River organisms are killed every day on average at the Indian Point nuclear power plant. More

PSC Sends Rockland Desalination Plant Back to Drawing Board More

Riverkeeper, in conjunction with a coalition of environmental groups represented by Earthjustice – Catskill Mountainkeeper, Clean Air Council, Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society, Delaware Riverkeeper Network, and Sierra Club – submitted comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Constitution Pipeline’s application to construct a interstate pipeline to transport natural gas from Pennsylvania to the New York City and Boston metropolitan areas. More

Hydraulic fracturing in the Marcellus Shale produces millions of gallons of contaminated and potentially radioactive waste fluid, which could be sent to Albany wastewater treatment plants or spread on Albany roads. More