The Department of Health and Environmental Control has recently published an updated list of fish advisory. The latest information cites 28 rivers throughout SC that are impaired due to mercury and other contaminants. As a result, many bottom-feeding fish are unsuitable to eat. Coal-fired power plants, incinerators and cement kilns... Read More
The 11th Annual Waterkeeper Alliance Conference brought together some of the hardest working, brightest, most progressive and creative individuals in the entire world. Nearly 200 Waterkeepers were present at the conference, representing 19 countries and 6 continents. On day two, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President of Waterkeeper Alliance, introduced guest... Read More
Sir Robert Swan, an advocate for the protection of Antarctica and renewable energy, spoke at dinner this evening during the 11th Annual Waterkeeper Alliance Conference. Swan was the first person to walk to both the North and South Poles and has dedicated his life to the preservation of Antarctica by... Read More
Day one is over at the 10th Annual Waterkeeper Alliance. Already, the interactions with the other Waterkeepers from around the world have been incredible. Ten years ago, 25 Waterkeeper programs made up “The Alliance.” Today, the Waterkeeper Alliance consists of 189 programs from 19 countries. (Thirty-nine percent of these programs... Read More
This week, Charleston Waterkeeper is at the 11th Annual Waterkeeper Alliance Conference in New York! Nearly 200 Waterkeepers from 19 countries convened at the SUNY Maritime Campus in the Bronx to plan for another year of protecting our global water supplies. This year’s theme was global warming. Thanks to a... Read More