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• May 16, 2012 Atchafalaya Basinkeeper and friends file suit
  Atchafalaya Basinkeeper and friends file suit
   
• May 16, 2012 Waterkeepers Washington File Amicus Brief in State Supreme Court Case Over Non-Point Source Water Pollution
  Waterkeepers Washington File Amicus Brief in State Supreme Court Case Over Non-Point Source Water Pollution
   
• May 15, 2012 Waterkeeper offers help for milfoil cleanup
  Waterkeeper offers help for milfoil cleanup
   
• May 15, 2012 River Rally Rocks the Planet
  River Rally Rocks the Planet
   
• May 14, 2012 Backer, the Soundkeeper, wins prestigious environmental award
  Backer, the Soundkeeper, wins prestigious environmental award
   
• May 7, 2012 Water Watchers Gather Along Portland’s Rivers
  Water Watchers Gather Along Portland’s Rivers
   
• May 2, 2012 Administration slapped by court; Clean Water Act not written for coal
  Administration slapped by court; Clean Water Act not written for coal
   
• Apr 14, 2012 $6.6-million settlement reached on Malibu beach water pollution
  Malibu has reached a $6.6-million legal settlement with environmental groups that both sides say will protect beachgoers by reducing the amount of polluted storm runoff that reaches the ocean.
   
• Apr 9, 2012 SC high court to hear Savannah dredging dispute
  SC high court to hear Savannah dredging dispute
   
• Apr 9, 2012 West, Rhode Rivers Earn D on Report Card
  West, Rhode Rivers Earn D on Report Card
   
• Mar 27, 2012 Fuerza Chile: "United for Clean Water" Inspires Hundreds to Conserve Chilean Beaches
  Fuerza Chile: "United for Clean Water" Inspires Hundreds to Conserve Chilean Beaches
   
• Mar 21, 2012 Klamath Riverkeeper plans to sue Shasta River dam operator
  Klamath Riverkeeper plans to sue Shasta River dam operator
   
• Mar 21, 2012 High Court Limits Clean Water Act Enforcement
  High Court Limits Clean Water Act Enforcement
   
• Mar 19, 2012 Port appeals coal fees decision
  Port appeals coal fees decision
   
• Mar 17, 2012 New Lower Neuse Riverkeeper begins work
  New Lower Neuse Riverkeeper begins work
   
• Mar 12, 2012 Coosa Riverkeeper objects to ADEM's proposed action
   
• Mar 8, 2012 Artist Jeff Koons joins RFK Jr. at Waterkeeper Alliance event in N.Y.
  Artist Jeff Koons joins RFK Jr. at Waterkeeper Alliance event in N.Y.
   
• Mar 1, 2012 Casco Bay's Keeper Celebrates 20 Years
  Casco Bay's Keeper Celebrates 20 Years
   
• Mar 1, 2012 Alarms raised over coal train traffic
   
• Feb 25, 2012 Millennium Bulk Terminals files paperwork with county for $600 million coal terminal
  Millennium Bulk Terminals files paperwork with county for $600 million coal terminal
   
• Feb 24, 2012 Feds nix permit to pipe water from Wyoming's Flaming Gorge to Colorado's Front Range Read more: Feds nix permit to pipe water from Wyoming's Flaming Gorge to Colorado's Front Range - The Denver Post
  Feds nix permit to pipe water from Wyoming's Flaming Gorge to Colorado's Front Range
   
• Feb 21, 2012 Environmentalists say new St. Johns study ‘not a green light’ to approve water withdrawal projects
  Environmentalists say new St. Johns study ‘not a green light’ to approve water withdrawal projects
   
• Feb 21, 2012 Potomac Riverkeeper Appeals Quarry Permit that Threatens Drinking Water
  Potomac Riverkeeper Appeals Quarry Permit that Threatens Drinking Water
   
• Feb 17, 2012 Delaware Riverkeeper Network settles on gas drilling reforms
  Delaware Riverkeeper Network settles on gas drilling reforms
   
• Feb 10, 2012 What's a Waterkeeper?
  What's a Waterkeeper?
   
• Feb 9, 2012 University of Alabama Students Move to Stop the Shepherd Bend Mine
  University of Alabama Students Move to Stop the Shepherd Bend Mine
   
• Feb 7, 2012 Enviros Alarmed at 7-Year Oil Leak in the Gulf
  Enviros Alarmed at 7-Year Oil Leak in the Gulf
   
• Feb 2, 2012 Gulf Monitoring Consortium Report Released
  Gulf Monitoring Consortium Report Released
   
• Feb 2, 2012 Company sued over 2004 oil spill
  Company sued over 2004 oil spill
   
• Jan 31, 2012 Coal Fuels a Fight in Oregon
  Coal Fuels a Fight in Oregon
   
• Jan 26, 2012 Court Rules New York Must Do More to Protect Long Island Sound
  Court Rules New York Must Do More to Protect Long Island Sound
   
• Jan 24, 2012 Court Finds New York State's Program to Stem Biggest Source of Water Pollution Too Lax
  Court Finds New York State's Program to Stem Biggest Source of Water Pollution Too Lax
   
• Jan 24, 2012 Small non-profit works to reduce massive sewage spills into San Francisco Bay
  Small non-profit works to reduce massive sewage spills into San Francisco Bay
   
• Jan 23, 2012 Columbia Riverkeeper Prevails in Closing Boardman Coal Plant
  Columbia Riverkeeper Prevails in Closing Boardman Coal Plant
   
• Jan 19, 2012 Coalition Appeals Massive Dredging Permit For Coos Bay That Paves The Way For Export Of Liquefied Natural Gas And Coal
  Coalition Appeals Massive Dredging Permit For Coos Bay That Paves The Way For Export Of Liquefied Natural Gas And Coal
   
• Jan 18, 2012 Hollywood Stars raise nearly $1 million for Waterkeeper Alliance in Banff, Canada
  Hollywood Stars raise nearly $1 million for Waterkeeper Alliance in Banff, Canada
   
• Jan 12, 2012 States slow to act against New England polluters
  States slow to act against New England polluters
   
• Jan 12, 2012 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. returns to Fairmont Banff Springs for Waterkeeper Alliance fundraiser
  Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. returns to Fairmont Banff Springs for Waterkeeper Alliance fundraiser
   
• Jan 10, 2012 Fracking Moratorium Urged by U.S. Doctors Until Health Studies Conducted
  Fracking Moratorium Urged by U.S. Doctors Until Health Studies Conducted
   
• Jan 9, 2012 Polish our gem: MP wants Port Phillip clean-up
  Polish our gem: MP wants Port Phillip clean-up
   
• Jan 9, 2012 Riverkeeper accuses Army Corps of errors in deepening project
  Riverkeeper accuses Army Corps of errors in deepening project
   
• Jan 6, 2012 Polluters’ Anti-Regulation Lies Are Old Hat
   
• Jan 5, 2012 How Fracking Wastewater Is Tied To Quakes
  How Fracking Wastewater Is Tied To Quakes
   
• Dec 21, 2011 EPA rules target mercury pollution, toxics from power plants
  EPA rules target mercury pollution, toxics from power plants
   
• Dec 20, 2011 LS Power Group gives up on Early coal plant
   
• Dec 20, 2011 WEDNESDAY: EPA Administrator Jackson to Make Significant Clean Air Act Announcement
  WEDNESDAY: EPA Administrator Jackson to Make Significant Clean Air Act Announcement
   
• Dec 19, 2011 Commission for Environmental Cooperation asks Canada to respond to complaint about B.C. sewage plant
  Commission for Environmental Cooperation asks Canada to respond to complaint about B.C. sewage plant
   
• Dec 16, 2011 Cry me a river? It needn't be, says Yarra's keeper
   
• Dec 12, 2011 Analysis: U.S. Congress Attacks Drinking Water
   
• Dec 8, 2011 Earthjustice, Riverkeeper discuss challenge to state water pollution proposal
  Earthjustice, Riverkeeper discuss challenge to state water pollution proposal.
   
• Dec 7, 2011 States want to direct flow of Gulf oil spill fines
   
• Dec 5, 2011 Environmentalists petition Florida to bar Port of Miami dredging
   
• Dec 4, 2011 Deer Valley Opens With 20th Celebrity SkiFest
   
• Nov 29, 2011 Keep the Clean Water Act Strong
   
• Nov 23, 2011 Citizen Lawsuit against Perdue Gains Momentum
   
• Nov 7, 2011 Experts: More Gulf oil spilling than thought, Frack, drill citizen spies needed
  Experts: More Gulf oil spilling than thought, Frack, drill citizen spies needed
   
• Nov 4, 2011 RFK Jr. joins Riverkeeper in fight against Alcoa
   
• Oct 31, 2011 Activists threaten lawsuit over hunting club road in the Atchafalaya Basin Read more: TecheToday.com - Activists threaten lawsuit over hunting club road in the Atchafalaya Basin
  Activists threaten lawsuit over hunting club road in the Atchafalaya Basin
   
• Oct 28, 2011 New Belgium Brewing Launches "The Glass That Gives" Program This Holiday Season
  New Belgium Brewing Launches "The Glass That Gives" Program This Holiday Season
   
• Oct 24, 2011 Keeper Springs Announces Donation to Santa Barbara Channelkeeper
  Keeper Springs Announces Donation to Santa Barbara Channelkeeper
   
• Oct 20, 2011 The Fracking Industry's War on the New York Times -- and the Truth
  The Fracking Industry's War on the New York Times -- and the Truth. By RFK Jr.
   
• Oct 19, 2011 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Joins EcoWatch to Announce Launch of Nationwide News Service Website
  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Joins EcoWatch to Announce Launch of Nationwide News Service Website
   
• Oct 18, 2011 On Its 39th Anniversary, The Clean Water Act Needs Defenders
  On Its 39th Anniversary, The Clean Water Act Needs Defenders.
   
• Oct 12, 2011 Waterkeepers Serve Notice of Intent to Sue Under Federal Environmental Laws, Targeting Oil Spills from the “Taylor Wells” in the Gulf of Mexico
  Waterkeepers Serve Notice of Intent to Sue Under Federal Environmental Laws, Targeting Oil Spills from the “Taylor Wells” in the Gulf of Mexico.
   
• Oct 7, 2011 N.Y. pesticide use blamed for late-summer lobster die-off
  Concerned Sound Lobstermen are trying to persuade New York to change the chemical it uses to attack mosquitoes.
   
• Aug 3, 2011 Year after massive chemical spill, Trail Creek's future remains murky
   
• Feb 4, 2011 Where's Your Bag? Santa Barbara tiptoes toward reusable bag program
   
• Jan 8, 2011 Career change takes Altamaha Riverkeeper, group, in new direction
   
• Dec 8, 2010 Maryland agriculture chief: New environmental laws will help farmers
   
• Brandon Phelps re-appointed to Clean Coal Review Board