“AIR QUALITY ALERT” warnings dominate television screens across the U.S. as pollen counts climb and air pollution worsens. While stories cautioning against people going outside and increases in air contaminants skyrocket mostly during the summer, air quality...
HRNERR is dedicated to improving the health of the Hudson River through education, training, restoration, monitoring, and research programs.
New York’s Hudson River NERR participates in typical SWMP monitoring, but it also does some unique environmental monitoring, such as keeping a close watch on its eels.
During outbreaks of Legionnaires disease in 2014 and 2015, public health officials used PCR DNA testing to identify sources of the outbreak rapidly.
A new water quality report on the Manhasset Bay watershed in New York reveals quality is improving, and some areas for improvement.