The Alamosa River Returns to Life

Volume 14, Issue 1 (Winter 2018)

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Even Near-Pristine Bhutan Needs Waterkeepers

  • By: Marc Yaggi
  • The Alamosa River Returns to Life

The Kingdom of Bhutan possesses incredible natural resources, such as rushing waters, green-forested land and crisp mountain air. And an ethic of natural-resource...

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Rafael Chambers: a Sad Loss for Waterkeepers and a Lasting Legacy for Ecuador

  • By: Waterkeeper Alliance
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Rafael Chambers, Guayllabamba Waterkeeper and a beacon of boundless optimism, passed away on September 17, 2017 at age 88, in Quito, Ecuador. He will...

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Victory in Victoria: the Yarra River Protection Act

  • By: Waterkeeper Alliance
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On September 21st the Yarra River Protection Bill (Wilip-gin Birrarung murron in the language of the Wurundjeri people) passed the Legislative Council,...

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A Broad and Rapid Response to Harvey’s Catastrophic Attack

  • By: Pete Nichols
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New Bayou City Waterkeeper Jordan Macha isn’t likely to forget her first day on the job. It was the day in August that Hurricane Harvey’s fury arrived...

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Pay to View Public Records? No, Say North Carolina’s Waterkeepers

  • By: Will Hendrick
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James Madison once wrote, “A popular government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy;...

Pearl Riverkeeper Abby Braman’s Trashy Story

  • By: Bart Mihailovich
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Every Waterkeeper has a unique story about what brought him or her to the Waterkeeper movement, but it’s unlikely that any prior to Abby Braman’s...

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Washington’s Waterkeepers Stop Monster Coal Terminal Dead in Its Tracks

  • By: Waterkeeper Alliance
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In September, the Washington Department of Ecology denied a fundamental water-quality permit for the proposed Millennium coal-export facility at Longview...

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Color Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper an Even Deeper Blue

  • By: Waterkeeper Alliance
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In 2016, Waterkeeper Magazine shared the story of the Buffalo River’s recovery. Entitled “From Rust to Blue,” the article gave a detailed account...

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Who Is Waterkeeper Alliance? | Qiantang River Waterkeeper

  • By: Waterkeeper Alliance
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Qiantang River Waterkeeper was founded by Zhejiang province’s first and largest environmental NGO—Green Zhejiang—as a water protection project....

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Letter from the Executive Director, Marc Yaggi: Announcing “Project Osiris”

  • By: Marc Yaggi
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A 20-Year Plan to Protect and Restore the World’s Waters Pollution, diversion and drought have triggered a global water crisis that will be the central...

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Environmental Activism in the Age of Trump

  • By: ajcarapella
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An Interview with Puget Soundkeeper Chris Wilke. Chris Wilke is the Soundkeeper and executive director of Seattle-based Puget Soundkeeper. In this frank...

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Yes, States CAN Protect Their Waterways From Pipelines

  • By: Daniel E. Estrin
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U.S. court rules that state agency has final say on Constitution Pipeline’s threat to water quality. The number of pipeline projects across the United...

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Citizens at the Ramparts

  • By: Pete Harrison
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By Pete Harrison, former Staff Attorney and U.S. Coal Campaign Coordinator at Waterkeeper Alliance, current Staff Attorney at Earthjustice Landmark...

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Take Me to the River

  • By: ajcarapella
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By Lesley Adams, Senior Organizer, Western U.S., and Kate Hudson, Advocacy Coordinator, Western U.S. Photos by Jason Houston Read in Chinese/中文版...

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