Algal Bloom
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Who Is Waterkeeper: Jim Moir, Indian Riverkeeper
- By: Thomas Hynes
- News
Jim Moir has been Indian Riverkeeper in Florida since 2022, though the organization has been around since 2000. Jim is technically the fifth Indian Riverkeeper,...
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Tell EPA to Protect American Waterways From Slaughterhouse and Rendering Plant Pollution!
- By: Thomas Hynes
- News | Pure Farms, Pure Waters
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a proposed rule to establish new water pollution control standards for slaughterhouses...
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Waterkeepers Meet in Hyannis, Massachusetts for Regional Summit
- By: María Victoria Díaz-González
- News
Earlier this month, North Atlantic Waterkeepers gathered in Hyannis, Massachusetts for a long awaited Regional Summit. The North Atlantic Regional Summit...
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Who Is Waterkeeper: Pete Topping, Peconic Baykeeper
- By: Thomas Hynes
- News
If New York’s Long Island is shaped like a fish, then the Peconic Bay and estuary are the space between the tail fins. The waterbody separates the north...
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Who is Waterkeeper: Guy Alsentzer, Upper Missouri Waterkeeper
- By: Thomas Hynes
- News
There’s an old expression in Montana: “Whiskey’s for drinking, and water’s for fighting.” Leading that fight as Upper Missouri Waterkeeper is...
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Wealth Before Health: State Regulators Ignoring Big Sky’s Big Pollution Problem
- By: Upper Missouri Waterkeeper
- Clean Water Defense | News
Wealthy Developers Get Categorical Exclusions; Ignoring Cumulative Impacts Polluting Gallatin River Watershed Originally posted by Upper Missouri Waterkeeper....
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Lake Erie ignited America’s environmental movement, but still suffers from a new wave of pollution
- By: Thomas Hynes
- News
Lake Erie is the shallowest and fishiest of the Great Lakes. Nearly a third of the Great Lakes population resides in the Lake Erie watershed — the lake...
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Proposal Filed With Federal Court to Ensure U.S. Army Corps Addresses Harm to Endangered Species From Toxic Lake Okeechobee Discharges
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Algal Blooms Triggered by Releases Harm Wildlife, Coastal Communities Conservation groups filed a proposal in federal court today to ensure that the U.S....
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A Chilling Message: Keep Away from Water’s Edge
- By: Yadkin Riverkeeper
- News | Pure Farms, Pure Waters
By Brian Fannon, Yadkin Riverkeeper The message from local officials about a pond near Lake Norman last summer was chilling: “Keep away from the water’s...
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Florida Officials Urged to Set Standards to Protect People, Wildlife From Harmful Algal Blooms
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Nine conservation groups sent a letter today urging Florida officials to set water-quality standards for the harmful toxins in algal blooms. The groups...
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Suncoast Waterkeeper’s “Sick of Sewage” Campaign Resolves Lawsuit Against Sarasota County
- By: Suncoast Waterkeeper
- News
Suncoast Waterkeeper, Our Children’s Earth Foundation, and Ecological Rights Foundation are celebrating our third legal victory in the ongoing “Sick...
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The Everglades’ Forgotten Northern Estuary
- By: Lake Worth Waterkeeper
- News
By Reinaldo Diaz, Lake Worth Waterkeeper In South Florida, we have fundamentally reshaped nature. Now our challenge is righting the wrongs of the past....
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Lawsuit Launched to Stop Toxic Algae Bloom Releases From Lake Okeechobee
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Conservation groups sued three federal agencies today for failing to address harm to Florida’s endangered species from Lake Okeechobee releases containing...
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Victory! Court Rules in Favor of Blue Water Baltimore and requires EPA to act on Stormwater Pollution
- By: Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper
- News
By Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper Angela Haren. Reposted with permission from Blue Water Baltimore. A federal district court in Maryland ruled last...
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Waterkeepers Florida Committed to Protecting Sunshine State Waters
- By: Julia Widmann
- News
Written with Jen Lomberk, John S. Quarterman, Lisa Rinaman, and Kelly Cox. Regional entity Waterkeepers Florida came together early February for an in-person...
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Tell Congress: Take Action on Deadly Algal Blooms
- By: Ellen Simon
- Clean Water Defense | News
Red tide off Florida has turned beaches into morgues, as scores of dead fish and rotting corpses of marine mammals litter shores. Please call your Representatives...
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Tell Congress: Put a Stop to Toxic Algae | Dive Into Democracy
- By: Larissa Liebmann
- Clean Water Defense | News
Our waterways are being smothered and poisoned by toxic, green slime. All around the U.S., runaway algae growth caused by water pollution is threatening...