[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 82 (Thursday, June 6, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1013]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO ROBERT H. BOYLE

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                           HON. NITA M. LOWEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 5, 1996

  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Robert H. 
Boyle, a tireless environmental advocate who has pioneered the fight to 
save the Hudson River from environmental degradation. On Friday, June 
7, the Pace University School of Law in White Plains, NY, will honor 
Mr. Boyle for his leadership in the fight to protect and revitalize the 
resources of the Hudson River by dedicating the Robert H. Boyle 
Environmental Advocacy Center in the new offices of the Pace 
Environmental Litigation Clinic.
  Mr. Boyle's efforts to combat pollution in the Hudson River and bring 
polluters to justice span more than 30 years. In 1966, he founded the 
Hudson River Fishermen's Association, which went on to win the first 
prosecutions of industrial polluters in the United States. Then, in 
1983, Mr. Boyle founded the Hudson Riverkeeper Fund as a successor to 
the Fishermen's Association. Together, the Fishermen's Association and 
the Riverkeeper Fund have won nearly 100 cases against polluters in 
Federal court. The Hudson Riverkeeper Fund has also been a model for 
other areas in our country, with ``keeper'' programs established for 
Long Island Sound, New York Harbor, San Francisco Bay, and the Delaware 
River.
  Robert Boyle recognizes that the Hudson River belongs to the 
residents of the State of New York. That is why he has dedicated 
himself to ensuring that those who pollute the River are held 
accountable. In addition to bringing polluters to justice in court, he 
has authored numerous publications on the Hudson, including ``The 
Hudson River: A Natural and Unnatural History.'' Boyle has testified on 
environmental issues before committees in this body, and has won a 
number of awards, including the Outdoor Life Conservationist of the 
Year Award in 1976 and the 1981 Conservation Communication Award from 
the National Wildlife Federation.
  I know I speak for many here in Congress--and citizens across the 
Nation--in expressing our gratitude for Robert Boyle's energy and 
commitment to protecting our environment.

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