Riverkeeper

it really is yeah So let's move on with the history then.

So having started volunteering with the NRDC in 1984, Kennedy began volunteering at the Hudson River Fishermen's Association, renamed Riverkeeper in 1986 after a patrol boat it had built on with settlement money from legal victories preceding Kennedy's arrival.

After he was admitted to the New York Bar in 1985, Riverkeeper hired him as senior attorney.

Kennedy litigated and supervised environmental enforcement lawsuits on the East Coast estuaries on behalf of Hudson Riverkeeper and the Long Island Soundkeeper, where he was also a board member.

Long Island Soundkeeper sued several municipalities and cities along the Connecticut and New York coastlines.

On the Hudson River, Kennedy sued municipalities and industries, including General Electric, to stop discharging pollution and clean up legislation.

Clean up legacy contamination.

His work at Riverkeeper set long-term environmental legal standards.

And if you work harder than everyone else around you, you're going to do fine.

And then the other thing that has been a gift to me, and this is, believe it or not, I heard this from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. back when he worked for the Riverkeeper.

Oh, yeah.

I knew someone who introduced me to a bunch.