News and updates
Updates on our work and mentions in the media
April 7, 2025
Standing strong for the Hudson River
Jeremy Cherson
March 21, 2025
Road salt threatens New York City drinking water supply
February 5, 2025
Preserving an important pathway to protect drinking water
Dan Shapley
January 30, 2025
Keeping the pressure on for key state environmental funding
January 9, 2025
NYS DEC finalizes regulations to protect freshwater wetlands
January 8, 2025
Riverkeeper unveils 2025 Policy Agenda to safeguard NY’s waterways and communities
July 29, 2024
House of Representatives passes Water Resources Development Act of 2024 with big wins for the Hudson and Mohawk watersheds
The House of Representatives passed the biannual Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, marking significant wins for our regional watersheds.
Jeremy Cherson
June 25, 2024
2024 State Legislative Summary: Some key environmental wins despite resistance
With the recent legislative session in the rearview, Riverkeeper Senior Manager for Government Affairs Jeremy Cherson wrote about the ups and downs of the last several months.
Jeremy Cherson
May 16, 2024
2024 Legislative Session Recap: Riverkeeper Urges Swift Action on Environmental Bills Following Budget Success
Gail Cabahug
January 9, 2024
Riverkeeper reacts to Governor Hochul’s State of the State 2024
Governor Hochul gave her annual State of the State address in Albany, laying out her vision for New York Government in 2024.
December 12, 2023
Campaign to ‘Speed Up the Cleanup’ of pollution affecting Newburgh-area drinking water supplies gains federal and state support
NYS, Senators Schumer and Gillibrand, and Rep. Ryan urge actions to address toxic PFAS chemical pollution at Stewart Air National Guard Base.
June 30, 2023
Riverkeeper and Peekskill Brewery brew beer to highlight drinking water source
Riverkeeper has teamed up with Peekskill Brewery on a unique wheat beer that highlights the source of drinking water for 100,000 people: Peekskill Hollow Brook, which is not only the City of Peekskill’s primary water source, but also supplements the Village of Buchanan’s water supply, and serves as a backup for the Towns of Cortlandt, Somers and Yorktown.
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$5.5 billion for clean water allocated since 2017 from New York State thanks to our advocacy work
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