" Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. serves as Chief Prosecuting Attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper and was named one of Time magazine's ""Heroes for the Planet"" for his�work in�the fight to restore�the Hudson River. Kennedy has worked on environmental issues across the Americas and has assisted several indigenous tribes in Latin America and Canada in successfully negotiating treaties protecting traditional homelands. His published books include Crimes Against Nature (2004), The Riverkeepers (1997) and his articles have appeared in The New York Times , The Washington Post , Los Angeles Times , The Wall Street Journal , Newsweek , Rolling Stone , Atlantic Monthly , Esquire , The Nation , Outside… Magazine , The Village Voice , and many other publications. "
Robert F. Kennedy was one of the best-known political figures during the 1960's, globally admired for his personal toughness, and passionate advocacy on behalf of civil rights, economic opportunity, and peace.nbsp; He ran his brother John's successful campaign for the US Presidency in 1960, and then became the nation's second-youngest Attorney General.nbsp; After a successful New York run for the US Senate, he pursued the Democratic presidential nomination in 1968. He was assassinated in June of that year, at age 42.