Tennessee Riverkeeper

Tennessee Riverkeeper Cleaner water, stronger communities. When the organization discovers illegal pollution, we will seek enforcement of environmental laws.
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Tennessee Riverkeeper monitors polluters and their pollution permits, responds to citizen complaints, and utilizes other methods to further protect the Tennessee River and its tributaries.

We remove plastic trash from shorelines and creeks before it sinks in deeper waters
06/22/2026

We remove plastic trash from shorelines and creeks before it sinks in deeper waters

Nearly a ton of trash is now out of a Tennessee River tributary aft...

Somerville residents gather hundreds of signatures against bitcoin mining center
06/22/2026

Somerville residents gather hundreds of signatures against bitcoin mining center

Somerville residents have gathered hundreds of petition signatures against a proposed bitcoin mining center on Union Road.

Microplastics in over 75% of pet food, study finds
06/19/2026

Microplastics in over 75% of pet food, study finds

Researchers say certain brands and kinds of cat and dog food have more microplastics than others.

Microplastics mapped in living tissue in fine detail for months - Previously, this was possible only through dissection....
06/17/2026

Microplastics mapped in living tissue in fine detail for months - Previously, this was possible only through dissection.

Microplastics have been mapped deep within the tissue of living organisms in fine detail in a new study involving Kingston University London. The study, published in Advanced Science, shows noninvasive methods can be used to detect microplastics deep in the living tissue of mice. Previously, this wa...

06/15/2026

A prolonged drought has caused the Tennessee River to drop to one of its lowest levels in its 152-year recorded history, according to the managing Tennessee Valley Authority.
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We loved working with Convergint and U.S Space and Rocket Center to remove about 1,976 pounds of trash from the Tennesse...
06/15/2026

We loved working with Convergint and U.S Space and Rocket Center to remove about 1,976 pounds of trash from the Tennessee River watershed! Highlight video with a hard working father / son duo and music by Brooks & Dunn. Please follow for more info on our work:

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06/15/2026

1,976 pounds of trash removed from and McDonald Creek within the U.S. Space and Rocket Center.

06/14/2026

News coverage from our recent cleanup that removed 1,976 pounds of trash from the U.S. Space and Rocket Center.

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Decatur, AL
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