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Jun

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...

Jun

Charleston Waterkeeper in the Big Apple (Updated)

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Andrew Wunderley

Waterkeeper Alliance

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...

Jun

Oil Spill on Downtown Street

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Andrew Wunderley

Issues, Stormwater Runoff

On June 15, 2009 a vehicle heading north on Ashley Avenue spilled what appeared to be hydraulic fluid all over the street. The spill stretched a distance of three blocks, from the intersection of Bee St. and Ashley Ave. to the intersection of Spring St. and Ashley Ave. The Department...

Jun

Whale Dies After Swallowing Trash Bag

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Andrew Wunderley

Issues, Recreational Activity

Earlier this week two pygmy sperm whales (a mother and a female calf) were found stranded in the surf off of Sullivan’s Island. Attempts were made to push the animals back to sea; however, these efforts failed, and the two whales were eventually brought to shore. A black plastic garbage...

Jun

We Have our 100th Member!

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Andrew Wunderley

Programs

On September 16, 2008 Charleston Waterkeeper was approved to become the newest member of the Waterkeeper Alliance. Here we are 9 months later, growing stronger and stronger with every passing day! What is the reason for our continued momentum? That’s simple. It’s you, the community! For the past 9 months,...

Jun

“Keeper of the water”

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Andrew Wunderley

Support

The Post and Courier featured a story about Charleston Waterkeeper in today’s paper. To check it out, click here. A big thank you to David Quick for writing the article.

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