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JANUARY 2026 NEWSLETTER
We cannot thank you enough for your support and passion for protecting our waterways. Tennessee Riverkeeper cannot do this work without you!
June 2025 newsletter
Summer is the time when people use waterways the most for swimming, boating, fishing, waterskiing, and many other forms of recreation. Millions of people depend on this water for drinking and enjoyment. The public needs an organization like Tennessee Riverkeeper defending our waterways.
MAY 2025 NEWSLETTER
Events, Press Releases, Clean Up Efforts, Case Docket, and Informative Resources!
EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT! LOTS OF PRESS IN MARCH...
Tennessee Riverkeeper has announced that they intend to sue the town of Monterey for alleged sewage pollution. Monterey had a permit from the NPDES that allowed the facility to discharge wastewater to parts of Falling Water River….and many more updates for you!
march 2025 NEWSLETTER
Tennessee Riverkeeper turned 15 years old recently, and has removed more than 54,000 pounds of litter from waterways since 2018! We are thankful for your support!
2020 Giving tuesday
2020 Giving Tuesday Highlights
RIVERKEEPER Cleans up another 2,068 pounds of aquatic litter at betty rye branch
DECATUR, AL —Recent sampling by Tennessee Riverkeeper identified high levels of several PFAS Chemicals (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) flowing out of the old city landfill into Mud Tavern Creek along Old Moulton Road southwest of Decatur.
Musicians FOR TENNESSEE RIVERKEEPER
Musicians speak up for the mission of Tennessee Riverkeeper
tennessee riverkeeper sues manchester for sewage overflows
DECATUR, AL —Recent sampling by Tennessee Riverkeeper identified high levels of several PFAS Chemicals (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) flowing out of the old city landfill into Mud Tavern Creek along Old Moulton Road southwest of Decatur.
ALARMING LEVELS OF PFAS CHEMICALS FOUND IN MORGAN COUNTY
DECATUR, AL —Recent sampling by Tennessee Riverkeeper identified high levels of several PFAS Chemicals (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) flowing out of the old city landfill into Mud Tavern Creek along Old Moulton Road southwest of Decatur.
COVID-19 LIKELY TRANSMITTED BY SEWAGE AND SEWER OVERFLOWS
Scientists and other experts have determined that COVID-19 can be transmitted through sewage and sewage overflows. A report in the Journal of the American Medical Association noted that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can be detected in live feces, meaning it can be transmitted through fecal matter.
DON’T TRASH NASH
Tennessee Riverkeeper launches #DontTrashNash as part of their microplastics and cleanup program.
TAKE ACTION – FOREVER CHEMICALS
Forever Chemicals impact most Americans, especially firefighters. Our public institutions are failing to protect us.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr for Riverkeeper
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. discusses nonprofit Tennessee Riverkeeper. Every citizen deserves clean water, join Riverkeeper and become a part of the solution to pollution.
WATERKEEPERS ALABAMA’S EVALUATION OF ADEM DIRECTOR LANCE LEFLEUR’S JOB PERFORMANCE LETTER
Dear Chair Walters and Members of the AEMC Personnel Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to provide feedback on Lance LeFleur’s performance as the Director of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM)…
WHO DOES ALABAMA’S ENVIRONMENTAL WATCHDOG WORK FOR? NOT YOU
An opinion column by Kyle Whitmire.
CHEMICALS 3M DISCHARGED WOULD BE REMOVED BY NEW WATER PLANT
Even as 3M Co. was arguing that a costly reverse osmosis filtration plant was unnecessary for a water authority downstream from its Decatur plant, it was violating an EPA order by discharging a chemical into the river that can only efficiently be removed with reverse osmosis technology.
Tennessee Riverkeeper Programs
These campaigns are major battles in Riverkeeper's fight against pollution.
AirWave at Yellowhammer Benefits Tennessee Riverkeeper Nonprofit
Yellowhammer Brewing Co. is hosting the AirWave festival to benefit Tennessee Riverkeeper
David Whiteside Discusses Riverkeeper with CBS Knoxville (WVLT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- "Everyone is disgusted by sewage," said David Whiteside, who is the Tennessee Riverkeeper executive director.