by Justinn Overton | Feb 20, 2019 | Advocacy, Fish Guide, Fishing, Lakes, Pictures, Science
The Environmental Protection Agency is asking for public comments on a risky, unprecedented proposal dismantling the Clean Water Act, America’s bedrock environmental protection that protects your rivers, lakes, creeks, and skinny waters! Read up on our previous blog...
by Justinn Overton | Feb 4, 2019 | Advocacy, Opinion, Pictures, Uncategorized
Dear Friends, It is bittersweet that I announce my resignation as your Coosa Riverkeeper. As my nine-year stint comes towards a close in June, I’ve reflected on the many amazing moments and experiences since I first hatched the plan to start Coosa Riverkeeper in...
by Justinn Overton | Dec 27, 2018 | Advocacy, Fish Guide, Lake Neely Henry, Logan Martin Lake, Science, Swim Guide
Learn why 2018 has been a great year by reading the blog post below and be sure to check out our infographic that shows all of this year’s successes! Hundreds of thousands of folks use the Coosa each year to cool off during the summer, to provide supper, to...
by Justinn Overton | Dec 19, 2018 | Advocacy
We should protect from the pollution the waterways that we use for drinking water, commercial fisheries and recreation. Who couldn’t agree with that? Polluters, apparently. When you hear that there are laws like the Clean Water Act that protect our waterways,...
by Justinn Overton | Nov 21, 2018 | Advocacy
While we anxiously await the Most Wonderful Time of the Year… give to the Coosa this holiday season, not to landfills or big box stores After Summer, many folks shift away from #lakelife or saving the skinny water. Not to mention, from Thanksgiving to New Years,...
by Justinn Overton | Oct 31, 2018 | Advocacy, Pictures, Science, Uncategorized
Every day toxic chemicals are discharged into the Coosa River from factories and power plants that are permitted to do so by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. About Toxic Release Inventory… Some of these chemicals are especially toxic, being...
