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Sustainability Science Capstone Workshop Investigates Microplastics in the Hudson River
A student group examined the types of microplastics entering the river, and created a way for citizen scientists to help with the research.
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A Mural for Lamont’s Hudson River Field Station: How it Came to Be
The newly renovated research facility will host an educational mural that combines art and science.
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On June 1st, Fish Will Be Filling Our Nets All Around New York City
Join us on Saturday, June 1st to explore one of New York’s most underrated treasures: our productive waterways!
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‘Hudson Rising’ Exhibit Features Living Breakwaters Project
Exploring the complex history of the river’s pollution and conservation, a show at the New-York Historical Society highlights the holistic solution proposed by Earth Institute faculty member Kate Orff.
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Study Finds Sewage Bacteria Lurking in Hudson River Sediments
A new study shows that fecal bacteria from sewage can persist in far greater quantities in near-shore sediments than in the water of the Hudson River.
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Columbia Researchers Help With Plan to Restore and Protect the Hudson River
A comprehensive plan outlines ways to clean up the Hudson River and reduce the impacts from development and climate change.
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New York’s Waterways Are Swimming in Plastic Microbeads
Plastic microbeads, common in soap, toothpaste and other consumer products, are flooding waters. A team from Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory is doing the first large-scale assessment of their impact on New York’s waterways.
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How Safe is the Hudson? Scientists Test the River, Adirondacks to Ocean
A team of scientists conducted an unprecedented health check of the entire Hudson River system, from its source to New York Harbor. This is what they found.
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H. James Simpson; Tracked Pollutants in the Hudson and Far Beyond
H. James Simpson, a geochemist who pioneered important studies of water pollutants in the Hudson River and abroad, died May 10. He had been affiliated with Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory for 50 years. The cause was Parkinson’s disease, said his family; he was 72.

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