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Welcome to Riverkeeper’s Action Center!
Urge EPA to adopt a robust and thorough cleanup plan for Newtown Creek’s East Branch
The EPA has proposed an Early Action Cleanup Plan for Newtown Creek’s East Branch, a tributary of Newtown Creek located in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn and Ridgewood and Maspeth, Queens. This Early Action will permanently impact these neighborhoods and inform the future cleanup plan for the entire creek, so it is critical that a robust and thorough remedy is selected that is protective of human and environmental health. Comment deadline is November 12, 2024.
Urge NY Senators: Push funding for the Hudson and Mohawk across the finish line
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Gillibrand have an opportunity to bring home critical funding for the Hudson and Mohawk watersheds.
I want to swim in the river!
Add your name to this letter supporting more public swimming locations on the Hudson River and the waters around NYC.
Add your name: Speed Up the Cleanup
PFAS contaminates drinking water sources in Newburgh and New Windsor. While communities rely on other sources and remediation studies continue, Riverkeeper and local partners call for a faster cleanup.
Tell Gov. Hochul to block invasive species at the Erie and Champlain canals
Tell Governor Hochul we need her leadership to prevent Asian carp from entering the Hudson River via the Erie Canal – a once-in-a-generation opportunity to protect native ecology.