HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026!
Cheers to Cleaner Water in 2026!
"We two have paddled in the stream,
from morning sun 'til dine;
But seas between us broad have roared
since auld lang syne."
Please support our work and help make 2026 another productive year!
Here are a few highlights from 2025:
Addressed over 4,441 Clean Water Act violations in 2025 through 8 new legal actions. We have combatted more than 498,550,000 gallons of polluted discharges and addressed more than 60,840+ pollution violations since 2009.
Defended your water: a legal team of 11 attorneys, led by Mark Martin, represented Tennessee Riverkeeper in 14 lawsuits.
Combatted egregious illegal dumping and mud discharges by developers in the absence of action by the government.
Maintained Gold Star Charity Status from GuideStar, which uses IRS data to rate nonprofits nationwide.
Responded to 95+ pollution tips. Improved response to citizens, converting tips into cases and callers into supporters.
Filed more than 75 public comments regarding pollution and other issues including PFAS, plastics, TVA coal ash, toxic food coloring, sewage sludge, invasive species, pipeline leaks, fossil fuels, forestry, public lands, toxics, public health, lead pipes, phosphates, wildlife protection, food safety, pesticides, and other chemicals.
Continued our work advocating against weak discharge permits and for common sense environmental policies on issues including: PFAS pollution, plastics, factory farm pollution, environmental impact statements, new pollution permit applications or renewals, and numerous Clean Water Act and public health issues.
Expanded outreach program and events. Expanded partnership with Orion Amphitheater for fourth year in a row.
Removed over 11,384 pounds of aquatic trash at cleanups and educated the public about plastic pollution.
Investigated 600 pollution permits in our patrol jurisdiction; continued to monitor illegal pollution.
Press coverage continued, raising awareness about pollution across multiple media markets to hundreds of thousands.
Participated in educational events in Nashville, Chattanooga, Murfreesboro, Athens, Decatur, Madison, and Huntsville.
Engaged volunteers: Tennessee Riverkeeper had more than 239 volunteers that served over 1,486 total hours in 2025.
Continued and expanded our monitoring and litigation involving chemicals known as PFAS.
Increased blog postings on our website on topics such as PFAS, plastics, pesticides, and public health.
Continued to increase our online community: Facebook now has 23,390+ supporters, X has 13,275 followers, and Instagram has 8,830+ followers, and 3,340+ on other sites. That’s a combined total of over 48,835 supporters!
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