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Act50 Clean Water Act Purpose & Benefits Waterkeeper

WEBPRIORITY #1. Waters of the United States - Starting in 2015, the U.S. EPA began redefining which waters can be protected from pollution and destruction under the Act. …

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Protecting the Clean Water Act is more important than ever

WEBBy Marc Yaggi, executive director of Waterkeeper Alliance. Originally published in The Hill. This month in 1972, President Nixon vetoed the bipartisan Clean …

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26 Groups Urge Biden Administration to Take Bold Action to …

WEBAlabama Rivers Alliance, Alliance for the Great Lakes, American Rivers, American Sustainable Business Council, Black Women’s Health Imperative, Children’s …

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Asthma, flies, and the stench; what hog operations do to

WEBSeptember 8, 2020. Neighbors of industrial swine operations have repeatedly — and successfully — made the case that the stench, flies, and day-and-night rumbling of …

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Support the Environmental Justice Legacy Pollution Cleanup Act

WEBJuly 6, 2021. The Environmental Justice Legacy Pollution Cleanup Act is proposed legislation from Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Representative A. Donald McEachin …

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Investment in Infrastructure is Investment in Public Health Dive …

WEBJuly 31, 2017. We all need clean and safe drinking water and public waterways free from sewage and other pollutants. While we do not often think about them, complex systems …

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What To Do When State Regulation Stinks

WEBNorth Carolina's Waterkeepers are using the civil rights act to clean up minority communities. Take a drive through eastern North Carolina, and you’ll see beautiful …

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Waterkeeper Alliance Responds to EPA’s Latest Plan for Regulating …

WEBJanuary 24, 2023. Waterkeeper Alliance is responding to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) release of its latest plan for controlling PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl …

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Response to PED Virus Inadequate

WEBNorth Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture to Take Action on Carcass Disposal from Deadly PED Hog Virus Commissioner Troxler’s Response to Inquiry on …

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Stop Army Corps Barriers on the Hudson River Dive Into Democracy

WEBThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is considering plans that would erect massive in-water barriers that would damage the Hudson River Estuary! Your voice is …

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Providing Clean Water in China’s Cancer Villages

WEBCollege students build a village water purification system. The result: More than 80,000 villagers get clean water — and the cancer rate in those villages has …

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Toxic Legacy: Monsanto and PCB Contamination

WEBMonsanto was, in essence, the sole manufacturer of PCBs in the United States from 1930 until 1977. PCBs are an extremely toxic, persistent chemical that can …

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Coalition Goes to Court to Protect Communities from

WEBEPA’s actions unlawfully deny communities and emergency responders crucial information on pollution from CAFOs WASHINGTON (April 15, 2015) – …

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Environmental Issues & Water Pollution in North Carolina

WEBThe water pollution threat in North Carolina from hog waste cesspools is especially dire. Hurricane Florence in 2018 damaged at least six hog waste cesspools …

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Gas from hog waste isn’t clean energy

WEBThe “fix” $15 billion Smithfield Foods is proposing for its hog waste pollution problem — turning hog waste into biogas — isn’t a fix at all. In fact, it will only make the …

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Court Expands Public’s Right to Know about Power Plant Water …

WEBWASHINGTON, D.C. – Environmental groups are filing a complaint against the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to compel the agency to …

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Report shows plastic pollution a threat to Texas Gulf Coast

WEBBy Diane Wilson, San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper For years, San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper has reported that a 2,500-acre petrochemical …

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N.C. Court Chooses to Restrict Local Property Rights of Neighbors

WEBRuling Draws an Appeal From Civil Rights and Environmental Groups Challenging Special Legal Protections for Industrial Hog Operations Individuals suffering …

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Forest Health Project Coordinator – Yuba River Waterkeeper

WEBMay 6, 2024. POSITION TITLE: Forest Health Coordinator DEPARTMENT: Watershed Science SUPERVISOR: Kat Perlman, North Yuba Project Manager JOB STATUS: …

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Culture Trip Presents: Waterkeeper Warriors Across the World

WEBCulture Trip is a travel site and app that celebrates what’s special and unique about places, people, and cultures across the globe. With an international network of locally based …

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6th Annual SPLASH Event Series, Presented Nationally by Toyota

WEBWe’re thrilled to announce the locations of our 6th Annual SPLASH Event Series, presented nationally by Toyota! SPLASH events will take place on waterways …

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Waterkeeper Alliance Supports NYC Carryout Bag Bill

WEBWaterkeeper Alliance has joined 70 organizations in support of the NYC Carryout Bag Bill. The following letter was submitted to Mayor Bill de Blasio on behalf of …

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