updated Fri. January 26, 2024
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MyEasternShoreMD
April 20, 2018
CENTREVILLE — Tom Leigh, a former local Riverkeeper and Chesapeake Bay Trust program director, has been hired as a clean water expert to counsel multiple Eastern Shore localities. Leigh will provide technical support to four municipalities and two counties as they reduce water pollution. Much likeÃâà...
Bucks Local News
April 19, 2018
“This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network. Working with communities throughout the watershed we have achieved critical protections for our River, its watershed and the communiteis that depend upon and appreciate our water resources and healthy environments.
Wisconsin Gazette
April 19, 2018
Despite the snow, the Milwaukee Riverkeeper Spring Cleanup will still take place. Thousands of volunteers will descend on the Milwaukee River Basin on April 21 to help pull trash and debris from the Milwaukee, Menomonee and Kinnickinnic rivers and riverbanks as part of the 23rd annual SpringÃâà...
CapitalGazette.com
April 13, 2018
“We're celebrating spring here in southern Anne Arundel County with a tradition that goes back four centuries, a celebration that has always featured pork harvested from the farms and oysters harvested from the rivers,” said Jeff Holland, Riverkeeper for the West and Rhode rivers. “Four families ofÃâà...
Moulton Advertiser
April 12, 2018
Tennessee Riverkeeper, Inc. recently sent out a notice stating it intends to file a lawsuit under the Clean Water Act (CWA), against the Town Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant for violations of the CWA and the Alabama Water Pollution Control Act. The nonprofit environmental protection organization claimsÃâà...
The River Reporter
April 11, 2018
WAWAYANDA, NY — Riverkeeper has joined the growing list of organizations and officials calling from the state to suspend or revoke permits related to air quality for the Corporate Power Vetures (CPV) power plant in Orange County. A petition was presented to the New York State Department ofÃâà...
The River Reporter
April 11, 2018
WAWAYANDA, NY — Riverkeeper has joined the growing list of organizations and officials calling from the state to suspend or revoke permits related to air quality for the Corporate Power Vetures (CPV) power plant in Orange County. A petition was presented to the New York State Department ofÃâà...
GlobeSt.com
April 9, 2018
GOSHEN, NY—Environmental group Riverkeeper and Orange County-based politicians are requesting the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to either suspend or revoke permits for a completed nearly $1-billion power plant project that has become embroiled in a corruptionÃâà...
News 12 Westchester
April 5, 2018
A reactor head at Indian Point 2 may be leaking an acidic coolant, according to a report by environmental group Riverkeeper. Riverkeeper's Richard Webster says that although the reactor has been shut down at the nuclear power plant for refueling, Entergy needs to inspect the stainless steel liner to makeÃâà...
WJXT News4JAX
March 9, 2018
The Riverkeeper wanted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to redo its 2014 impact report because JaxPort last year changed the number of miles of dredging from 13 to 11, which would require relocating some of the port facilities at the Dames Point Terminal. The Riverkeeper has also amended its AprilÃâà...
Pacific Northwest Inlander
March 8, 2018
The third annual Riverkeeper Riverwalk, a pub crawl-style benefit for the Spokane Riverkeeper, is back this March. Hosted by River City Brewing and Numerica Credit Union, the awareness and fundraising effort asks beer-loving community members to visit five or more participating restaurants and order aÃâà...
Augusta Free Press
March 8, 2018
“Dominion's report proves extensive ground water pollution has been detected at all of its monitoring wells and proves contamination is leaking out of Pond D toward the Potomac River and Quantico Creek, “said Potomac Riverkeeper Dean Naujoks. “Perhaps even more concerning is that DominionÃâà...
Free Times
March 8, 2018
And of the Congaree Riverkeeper over Carolina Water Service. Yes, after two decades of DHEC screwing around and Carolina Water Service screwing us over, we, the people, have finally, officially and operationally won the battle to force that “utility” to stop dumping poorly treated wastewater into theÃâà...
Shelby County Reporter
March 7, 2018
The Wine and Cheese Hike brings together our staff, members and the community of Mt Laurel to be involved in the fight for swimmable, fishable and drinkable waters,” said Karli Riley, program manager at Coosa Riverkeeper. New this year, attendees are invited to gather at the Coosa Riverkeeper's officeÃâà...
Shelby County Reporter
February 28, 2018
Dr. Myra Crawford has lived about half a mile from the Cahaba River for about 50 years. Crawford and her children created memories in the river, and her time and effort are focused on ensuring future generations have the same opportunity. “I taught my children to swim and fish in the river, but I realizedÃâà...
The Augusta Chronicle
February 24, 2018
But if the city is going to pursue it, it is going to have to act quickly, said Tonya Bonitatibus, the Savannah Riverkeeper and a chief proponent of using the crumbling Lock and Dam to create the whitewater attraction. The aging Lock and Dam was deauthorized by federal legislation at the end of 2016, so theÃâà...
Spectrum News
February 22, 2018
Officials from seven municipalities say they're worried their water isn't clean, and they feel there is power in numbers if they work together. Riverkeeper says local communities have invested a lot of money in water treatment after it reached the plants like the one in Poughkeepsie -- but not for waterÃâà...
PennLive.com
February 20, 2018
And Sunoco's foes included the Delaware Riverkeeper Network. In a ruling by Robert Simpson, the state judges upheld a Chester County judge's denial of a petition by pipeline opponents who wanted to block the pipeline from being built through West Goshen Township. The foes claimed the pipelineÃâà...
Sunbury Daily Item
December 31, 1999
She said the Susquehanna River Watershed supplies more than 50 percent of the freshwater flowing into the Chesapeake Bay. It also provides more than 40 percent of the pollution. But she said the Riverkeeper group is working to raise the pH level of the river and tributaries in the watershed to make theÃâà...
