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A high-tech environmental monitoring station based at Marist College becomes the latest addition to the Hudson River Environmental Condition Observing System (HRECOS).

This summer, the Cary Institute offered a special two-week camp exploring the interface between ecology and art. Cary educators teamed with George Kaye of Ecographs and Laurie Seeman of Strawtown Studio to add a new dimension to stream studies.

Contaminant tipping points are one facet of global change indicators of rapidly growing concern. With new antibiotics and other pharmaceuticals discovered and fabricated for use in human and animal medicine, our understanding of the broader impacts of the use of these compounds becomes more and more necessary.

Americans spend a lot more time outdoors because of DEET, which has undoubtedly prevented cases of Lyme disease and West Nile virus in the U.S., as well as countless cases of malaria and dengue fever in tropical regions. In its 60-year existence, DEET has not been found to be carcinogenic; however, it is a component of wastewater and ends up as a low-level contaminant in freshwaters.

Antibiotic resistance and pharmaceuticals polluting our waterways is a growing crisis. In this episode of PBS's To The Contrary, Cary's Emma Rosi talks about how untreated sewage contaminated with antibiotics and personal care products is affecting water supplies.

This summer Stuart Findlay held a press conference with partners to launch a high-tech environmental monitoring station based at Marist College.

Dr. Emma Ros talks about her career as a Freshwater Ecologist and highlights some of her research findings.

"This additional capacity will significantly increase our knowledge about what's going on in the Hudson River." 

The new monitor is part of a network of 15 stations that provides round-the-clock data on conditions in the Hudson from Albany to New York Harbor. 

A wide range of drugs - everything from antibiotics to antihistamines, are showing in our rivers, streams and water supply and it is having an impact on our environment. What can we do about it? 

Urban waterways have been channeled, diverted, buried and polluted for centuries, but they have only recently been studied as part of the larger urban ecosystem.