News and updates
Updates on our work and mentions in the media
April 3, 2025
Watch our recent webinar and learn how you can take action to defend clean water
April 3, 2025
Riverkeeper organizes new bipartisan call to action on Hudson River cleanup
March 21, 2025
Congressional letter urges EPA action on Hudson River PCBs
March 6, 2025
Court ruling restricts EPA's ability to limit water pollution
January 17, 2025
Riverkeeper opposes latest EPA findings in Hudson River cleanup
January 17, 2025
Environmental Groups Condemn EPA's Final Review of the Hudson Superfund Site
December 19, 2024
Our effort to reduce pollution in Newtown Creek
June 12, 2024
Riverkeeper's Patrol Boat Captain John Lipscomb to retire after 24 years of devoted service to the Hudson
Riverkeeper announces that Patrol Boat Captain and Vice President for Advocacy John Lipscomb, who has served as the eyes and ears of the Hudson River for 24 years, will retire in 2024.
June 3, 2024
Riverkeeper christens new boat and honors founder Bob Boyle
Expansion of Riverkeeper’s on-the-water presence increases capacity to monitor water quality and serve as the eyes and ears of the river.
April 16, 2024
With the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site Five-Year Review approaching, Congressional leaders urge EPA to determine that the cleanup has not been protective of human and ecological health
Congressional leaders wrote to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, urging the EPA to follow the science and rule that further PCB clean-up in the Hudson River is needed in the upcoming Five-Year Review (FYR) report.
March 21, 2024
Environmental justice leaders convene to demand EPA take action to address legacy toxic pollution in the Hudson River
Albany, NY – Today, statewide leaders in environmental justice gathered to demand the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) take action to address “forever chemical” polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination that continues to plague the Hudson River and severely impact disadvantaged communities along its shores.
December 15, 2023
Riverkeeper’s second annual Legislative Agenda supports critical opportunities to advance policies that will positively impact the environment for generations
Riverkeeper is proud to announce the release of its second annual New York State Legislative Agenda for the 2024 legislative session, which encompasses a range of legislative and budgetary measures aimed at improving water quality and water infrastructure.
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300+
miles of river patrolled annually, from the Upper Hudson and Mohawk River all the way to New York Harbor
382
tons of debris removed from the river by thousands of Riverkeeper volunteers since 2012
$5.5B
$5.5 billion for clean water allocated since 2017 from New York State thanks to our advocacy work
28,148
letters to lawmakers and decision makers in one year