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Christian Breen

Movement Building Manager

Since 2/17/15

As Movement Building Manager for Waterkeeper Alliance, Christian Breen brings extensive experience in environmental conservation, scientific research, and law enforcement to our global movement.

Since joining the organization in 2015, he has trained Waterkeeper organizations in collecting scientific evidence of water pollution that supports legal action and policy reform. He has worked with government officials and partners to develop documentation techniques utilizing the latest technologies and approved verification methods, providing essential resources to the entire Waterkeeper network.

Before joining Waterkeeper Alliance, Christian served as a law enforcement Park Ranger at Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve in Alaska, Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, and Olympic National Park in Washington. He has also worked for the U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Region, where he served as a boat operator and monitored water quality along the Yukon River.

Christian obtained his B.Sc. in Environmental Science from Alaska Pacific University in 2005.

Christian Breen's Articles

North Carolina Hog CAFOs Dumping Waste in Advance of Tropical Storm Hermine

  • September 2, 2016
  • By: Christian Breen
  • News

Cape Fear Riverkeeper and Waterkeeper Alliance Document Violations at roughly 30 CAFOs WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA – September 2, 2016 – On Thursday,...

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