News and updates

Updates on our work and mentions in the media

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November 8, 2024

The Friends of a Clean Hudson (FOCH), a coalition of national, state, and regional organizations led by Riverkeeper, Scenic Hudson, and Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, submitted comments on the EPA’s draft third five-year review for the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site calling on the agency to find the cleanup is “not protective of human health and the environment.”

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October 24, 2024

Today, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network and Riverkeeper filed an Endangered Species Act (ESA) lawsuit to force New York to address the illegal capture and killing of endangered Atlantic sturgeon by commercial fishing operations. Parallel lawsuits were also filed by the two groups against Delaware and New Jersey.

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October 24, 2024

Associated Press/ABC News

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October 15, 2024

Waste 360

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October 15, 2024

Spectrum News

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Alewives

October 15, 2024

Riverkeeper supports the NYS DEC's proposed updates to the endangered, threatened, and special concern species list, particularly the addition of several fish species vital to the Hudson River ecosystem. However, we believe more species, such as the American eel, alewife, and sea lamprey, should be better protected. Without broader inclusion, these regulations risk overlooking species that are declining and need urgent protection to preserve New York's biodiversity.

Casey Hellman

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October 11, 2024

Spectrum News

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September 18, 2024

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September 10, 2024

The Examiner News

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Indian Point

September 6, 2024

Highlands Current

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August 16, 2024

Westchester News 12

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August 14, 2024

The Tappan Zee Bay and Haverstraw Bay are truly special bodies of water within a majestic river. These brackish embayments, or bays, are integral to the Hudson River ecosystem that function as fountains of life and cradles for a rich diversity of juvenile species that help sustain the Atlantic Ocean’s coastal marine ecosystem.

George Jackman

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