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MICROPLASTICS
The Tennessee River is polluted by as many as 16,000 - 18,000 particles per cubic meter.
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.
NBC 48 / WAFF: Polluting for a decade, 3M admits to Tennessee River toxic chemical release
CBS 19 / WHNT: AL Governor, AG monitoring EPA investigation into 3M’s illegal chemical release into Tennessee River
CBS 19 / WHNT: Environmental group concerned about illegal chemical release into Tennessee River
CBS 19 / WHNT: Environmental group concerned about illegal chemical release into Tennessee River
FOX 17 / WZTV: Group to sue city claiming it let 4.7M gallons of untreated sewage run into Cumberland
Tennessee Riverkeeper Programs
These campaigns are major battles in Riverkeeper's fight against pollution.
ABC 31 / WAAY: ENDANGERED FISH'S HABITAT RECEIVING FEDERAL PROTECTION FROM SETTLEMENT WITH MAZDA-TOYOTA
FISH AND WILDLIFE DESIGNATES HABITAT NEAR MAZDA TOYOTA PLANT FOR RARE FISH
DECATUR DAILY: WATER AUTHORITY PROMISES NOT TO 'DISPARAGE' 3M ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES
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.
Spring 2019 Newsletter
Brief summaries about recent Riverkeeper actions addressing pollution violations.