06.12.24
:: Press Releases :: Riverkeeper
Riverkeeper to welcome new Boat Captain Luis Melendez June 12, 2024 (OSSINING, NY) – Riverkeeper today 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. Lipscomb will train Riverkeeper’s next boat captain, the very experienced educator, conservationist, and vessel operator Luis Melendez. Since 2000, Lipscomb has patrolled the Hudson, including New York Harbor, the Mohawk, and upper Hudson, searching out and deterring polluters, monitoring tributaries and waterfront facilities, […]
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06.03.24
:: Press Releases :: Riverkeeper
Expansion of Riverkeeper’s on-the-water presence increases capacity to monitor water quality and serve as the eyes and ears of the river.
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05.29.24
:: Press Releases :: Climate Impacts
As the State Senate is scheduled to vote on Rain Ready New York, Senator Rachel May and elected officials representing districts from across the state gathered to call for the urgent passage of Rain Ready NY, a bill to help the state address extreme flooding from rainfall.
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04.19.24
:: Press Releases :: Policy
Riverkeeper applauds Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature for their dedication to our environment and clean water, as demonstrated by the passage of the 2025 state budget which includes significant wins for New York and the Hudson River.
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04.16.24
:: Press Releases :: Contaminated Sites
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.
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04.10.24
:: Press Releases :: Water Quality
Newly established Federal Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCL) of six per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water will reduce exposure in many Hudson Valley communities and should influence the cleanup of contamination affecting Newburgh and New Windsor drinking water sources.
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03.25.24
:: Press Releases :: Riverkeeper
Stella Blue’s Band is excited to announce the fifth annual Free Dead in the Park concert to benefit Riverkeeper, presented by The Capitol Theatre and RYTHM Cannabis. Following in the footsteps of the Grateful Dead more than 50 years ago, Stella will take to the same stage at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park in New York City at 4:30pm on Tuesday, May 14.
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03.21.24
:: Press Releases :: Contaminated Sites
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.
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01.18.24
:: Press Releases :: Water Quality
Governor’s initiative to increase swimming requires continued investment in our critical water infrastructure
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01.09.24
:: Press Releases :: Policy
Governor Hochul gave her annual State of the State address in Albany, laying out her vision for New York Government in 2024.
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