Fall 2020 Newsletter

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Fall Newsletter

Issue 20:

Swim Guide Water Quality Averages
Fish Guide is Reelin’ in Good Info
Our 10th Anniversary
Update from Your Riverkeeper

Enjoy our Fall Newsletter to learn about the water quality averages from the 2020 Swim Guide program, read an update from our Staff Riverkeeper, and check out some early results from the creel survey from Victoria and our Fish Guide program.

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Watch the Southern Exposure Documentary about our Work to Protect Fishers & Their Families

Fishers throughout East Alabama depend on the mighty Coosa River for food, recreation and a family pastime that goes back generations. But do fishermen and women — and their families — have a right to know which fish are safe to consume? Not currently in Alabama, the River State. Coosa Riverkeeper and other advocates are working to give fishers across the entire state that right.

Action Alert: Urge EPA to strengthen PFAS monitoring and regulations to protect the Coosa River

New Analysis in Waterways Shows Shocking Levels of PFAS Contamination New Data Collected by Waterkeeper Alliance Found 98% of the Surface Waters Tested Across the Country Were Contaminated by Dangerous PFAS Chemicals Waterkeeper Alliance released a new analysis of...

Alabama Power sued over continuing toxic coal ash pollution in Gadsden, Alabama

GADSDEN, Ala. —  On behalf of Coosa Riverkeeper, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) filed a lawsuit against Alabama Power Company over ongoing groundwater pollution from Alabama Power’s failed closure by capping its leaking toxic coal ash lagoon at the...

Coosa Riverkeeper Participates in National PFAS Study

PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a class of man-made chemicals used in everything from non-stick cookware to firefighting foam and water-resistant materials. Known as “forever chemicals” because they don’t easily break down in the environment, PFAS...