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Apr

Earlier this month, award-winning film-guru, Nate Mallard, came out with Charleston Waterkeeper to document the removal of 6 abandoned boats behind Folly Beach. Nate was kind enough to put together a short clip from the day’s events…

Apr

H2OLY CITY Photography Competition

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Andrew Wunderley

Events

The City of Charleston’s Civic Design Center is organizing the H2OLY City Photography Competition to raise awareness of the role of water in our lifestyle and how it influences Charleston’s civic environment. With all of you water lovers out there, one of you is bound to have that winning picture! ...

Apr

Waterkeeper Alliance Featured in PBS Special

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Andrew Wunderley

Waterkeeper Alliance

The PBS program, Frontline, recently aired an investigative report entitled, “Poisoned Waters.” The feature takes a deep look into our nations waterways and highlights some of the issues impacting the quality of our rivers and waterways. Poisoned Waters also highlights Waterkeeper Alliance‘s efforts to combat factory farm pollution in the...

Apr

“Mercury Pollution Reduction Act” Introduced to the House

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Andrew Wunderley

Issues

“Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) has just introduced HR 2065 – the Mercury Pollution Reduction Act of 2009. This bill, if passed, would eliminate mercury use at the last four mercury-based chlor-alkali facilities in the country – the Foul Four. The Foul Four have collectively emitted tons of mercury into the...

Apr

Charleston Waterkeeper at Charleston Race Week

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Andrew Wunderley

Events

This weekend, the Charleston Maritime Foundation and Charleston Ocean Racing Association held the 14th annual Charleston Race Week. With nearly 200 boats participating in 13 different divisions, this 3 day event brought together some of the best sailors from around the world to Charleston’s waterways. Race Week is an incredible...

Apr

What a Difference a Day Makes

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Andrew Wunderley

Issues, Stormwater Runoff

Last week, Charleston was hit with some torrential downpours. Charleston Waterkeeper was out sloshing around through the streets of Charleston, capturing the images of the Lowcountry. With every rain, contaminants such as oil, gasoline and pesticides are washed into our waterways through the many stormdrains throughout our community. Stormwater runoff...

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