The Hudson River: Resilient and Healthy River Communities Series

The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to a briefing to spotlight policies and strategies to build a healthier, cleaner Hudson River. As the river spans both rural and hyper-urban areas across New York and part of New Jersey, it requires a wide range of solutions to address issues ranging from flood prevention and invasive species management to pharmaceutical contamination and plastic pollution.

Given the range of pollutants impacting the Hudson, the steps and strategies being adopted to improve its water quality are instructive for efforts to reduce pollution in rivers across the country. The Hudson River basin’s role in helping supply water to over 19 million people in the New York City metro area underscores the national importance of federal agency involvement in regulating the river’s water quality and supporting its clean-up efforts. The briefing will discuss the future of a fishable and swimmable Hudson River, and how federal policies and practices can help safeguard the river for generations to come.