Baykeeper Blog

Environmental Justice Advocates and Southeast Queens Waste Transfer Station Operators Reach Settlement in Clean Water Act and Nuisance Lawsuit

This settlement will reduce the impacts of the waste transfer stations on the surrounding community and Jamaica Bay.

EPA lands $150M for Passaic River cleanup, fraction of $1.4B cost. So who pays the rest?

While the amount has been described as a "landmark" settlement by some, it represents only 11% of the $1.4 billion price tag

Fighting plastic pollution on several fronts

Environmental advocates are trying to raise more awareness of plastic pollution. The NY/NJ Baykeeper group conducted a ...

Liberty State Park legislation keeps rolling, despite enviros’ objections to privatization

A key legislative committee on Wednesday advanced a controversial bill that would chart a new future for Liberty State Park,

Critics fear Hudson County lawmakers are teeing up Liberty State Park for privatization

Park advocates worry that newly proposed bill doesn’t explicitly ban privatization.

U.S. senators propose authorizing $50M a year to protect N.Y.-N.J. Watershed

The federal government would authorize $50 million a year in grants to protect and restore the New York-New Jersey Watershed

EPA approves plan for cleanup of 9 more miles of Passaic River

EPA Expands Passaic River Cleanup

Liberty State Park is our tour de force. Who has the courage to defend it?