Currents | October 2019 - Defend states' right to protect their waterways, update on the oil spill in the Bahamas, rollbacks to the Clean Air Act, and more...
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** Tell EPA: Let states protect their waterways!
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing revisions to its regulations that would hamstring the ability of states to ensure that projects permitted by the federal government do not hurt local water quality. Please join Waterkeeper Alliance by filing your comment opposing these changes.
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Joseph Darville, the Grand Bahama Coastal Waterkeeper, spoke with HuffPost about the water sampling that Waterkeepers Bahamas and Waterkeeper Alliance conducted near the site of the Equinor oil spill in the Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, and the rising threat storms pose to oil infrastructure.
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EPA finalized a rule rolling back protections for millions of acres of wetlands, vernal pools, and other waterways. The rule opens the door for more pollution and toxic waste dumping in rivers, streams, and wetlands across the country without any study of the effects on endangered wildlife.
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We need your voice! EPA’s latest proposed regulatory rollback would eliminate current Clean Air Act requirements to control methane emissions. Tell EPA to keep methane pollution safeguards strong to protect our communities.
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** News from the Waterkeeper Movement
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Russian Riverkeeper
California, United States
"Building Alliances at Riverside Homeless Encampments," by Don McEnhill, Riverkeeper and Executive Director, Russian Riverkeeper.
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Qiantang River Waterkeeper
Zhejiang, China
"River Protectors Swim Across the Qiantang," by Green Zhejiang.
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#WaterkeeperCleanup
"Cleanups: Opportunities for Policy Solutions," by Advocacy Writer Ellen Simon.
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Columbia Riverkeeper
Washington, United States
"Just Weeks Left to Stop the Biggest Climate Disaster on the Columbia River," by Kate Murphy, community organizer at Columbia Riverkeeper.
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** Welcoming 2 New Waterkeeper Groups!
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Canal del Dique Waterkeeper ([link removed])
Bolívar, Colombia
Canal del Dique is an artificial branch of the Magdalena River, built in the sixteenth century to facilitate navigation and the transport of goods to and from Colombia’s capital port city of Cartagena. The health of the canal has been compromised by deforestation, chemical waste, spills from ships and oil industries, inadequate waste management, and more.
Nemecio González Peña, the Canal de Dique Waterkeeper, will advocate for the health and safety of the watershed and its people, and organize community members to fight for their rights to clean and safe water.
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Kissimmee Waterkeeper ([link removed])
Florida, United States
The Kissimmee Basin, also known as the Northern Lake Okeechobee Watershed, covers 4,100 square miles from Orlando to the Herbert Hoover Dike on Lake Okeechobee. The basin faces threats from loss of wetlands and habitat, eutrophication of streams and lakes due to agricultural and urban nutrient runoff, and growth in the water supply needs of an exploding population.
Dr. John Capece, the Kissimmee Waterkeeper, will work to restore natural floodplain habitat and rehabilitate water quality to drinkable, fishable, and swimmable conditions.
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