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PETITION: 🎓 Fisk Univ in Nashville - No Data Center 🎓

PETITION: 🦒 No Data Center near the Nashville Zoo 🦒

PETITION: McMinnville, TN - No Data Center

PETITION: Lawrenceburg, TN - No Data Center

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1,976 pounds of trash removed from Huntsville

Microplastics mapped in living tissue in fine detail - Previously, possible only through dissection

Highlight reel: 🚀 1,976 pounds of trash removed from Space & Rocket Center 🚀

Almost 2,000 pounds of trash cleared near US Space & Rocket Center | WHNT.com

1,976 pounds of trash now removed from McDonald Creek - Hville Blast

Tennessee Riverkeeper tackles plastic pollution in McDonald Creek

Data Centers Coming

Proposed Tennessee data center in Larwenceburg TN

YouTube: Tips to reduce your exposure to dangerous Forever Chemicals

YouTube shorts: Water water everywhere but not a drop to drink

June is National Rivers Month! Here's an article on 10 significant rivers

Environmental experts warn of long-term health risks from PFAS found in water supplies

Nashville Zoo says it’s ‘vehemently opposed’ to proposed data center in South Nashville

Data center proposed in South Nashville, TN

Australia sues 3M over 'forever chemicals' in firefighting foam

How your next visit to The Orion Amphitheater can help the environment

TVA ramps up fight against eelgrass in Lake Guntersville with expanded resources

New Banner partnership focuses on North Nashville air quality - Nashville Banner

Video What to know about the impact of microplastics on the body

Huntsville Utilities sues 3M, other companies over contamination of drinking water

Huntsville Utilities sues chemical companies over PFAS contamination, says water still safe to drink

Possible culprit for ‘spoonful of microplastics’ in our brain

‘You have to be where the pollution is’: the inventor hoping to fix your washing machine to stop microplastics

New Tennessee state record largemouth bass officially confirmed

Chattanooga area locals receive over 🌳 1,000 free trees 🌳 and bushes through environmental program 🌳

Watershed Maps 🗺️ - part of our Education Program 🗺️

YouTube Shorts: Educating fans at the Cake concert 🎂🎶

FDA Identifies PFAS in 1,700 Cosmetic Products

YouTube Shorts: 🌎🌍🌏 Happy Earth Day! 🌎🌍🌏

YouTube Shorts: 🌲🌳 Tennessee Valley has nearly 200 tree species! 🌳🌲

Volunteers pull over 1,400 pounds of trash from Wheeler Lake in cleanup effort

Volunteers needed for Tennessee Riverkeeper cleanup at Joe Wheeler State Park on Sunday | rocketcitynow.com

Nashville's East Bank: From barges to football stadiums to the future

Next River Cleanup is April 12, 2026 in Rogersville, AL at Joe Wheeler State Park

YouTube Shorts: Cleanup soon! 🧹🧼🧽🌎 Stay tuned for details. #FightPlastic

BLOG: Microplastics Program and Sampling Update

April Earth Month Activities - City of Huntsville

YouTube Shorts: 🛞 Toxic Tires 🛞 Threaten Waterways

🍀 March Newsletter 🍀

Our Mission — Tennessee Riverkeeper

BLOG: Fighting Illegal Construction and Demolition Dumps

BLOG: 🛞 Toxic Tires Threaten Water Quality 🛞

New ‘groundbreaking’ nuclear reactors coming to TN Valley: What this means for utility prices

In Memory of Marvin Leon Holcomb

YouTube Shorts: Creek Cleanup Highlights - 1,371 Lbs Removed #plastic

February 2026 💘 Newsletter 💘

YouTube Shorts: Shoutout in The Caverns from Railroad Earth bluegrass

Making meals without microplastics: Tips for safer cutting boards

Tennessee Riverkeeper leads Big Spring Branch cleanup in Huntsville

Groups remove almost 1,400 lbs of trash from downtown Huntsville

Are PFAS "Forever Chemicals" in your drinking water? Interactive map with the latest data

New map shows Tennessee's polluted waterways | WPLN News

FDA Identifies PFAS "Forever Chemicals" in 1,700 Cosmetic Products

‘They pushed so many lies about recycling’: the fight to stop big oil pumping billions more into plastics | Plastics | The Guardian

Documenting PFAS Contamination in Southern Communities | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series

Scientists question the safety of BPA-free packaging | ScienceDaily

Gov. signs controversial environmental regulation bill into law

Senate advances bill seeking greater accountability for failing wastewater systems • Tennessee Lookout

Gov. sets aside $45M to turn hundreds of McDonald Farm acres into a TN state park

YouTube Shorts: 👀 Have You Seen These Waterways? 👀

U.S. Forest Service Stops Issuing 🧑‍🚒 Firefighter 🧑‍🚒 Pants That Contain PFAS — ProPublica

Trump admin backs deadline to replace harmful lead pipes | AP News

YouTube Shorts: Our Team In the Caverns of Tennessee

The Olympic 🥇 PFAS Forever Chemical Ban Putting Pollution In The Spotlight 🥇

YouTube Shorts: 💘 Valentine's Cards & Memes Video 💘

SOUND ON to hear thousands of Sandhill Cranes

Stephen Colbert jokes about The Riverkeeper

January 2026 ❄️ Newsletter ❄️

2025 Highlight Video (45 seconds): YouTube Shorts

PFAS Forever Chemicals and 3M Quick Update ⚖️

YouTube Shorts: 🚰 This Is the Water We Drink 🚰

YouTube Shorts: 💡 #TVA Tennessee Valley Authority: A Short History 💡

YouTube Shorts: 🏗️ Sandhill Cranes on the #TennesseeRiver at Wheeler Wildlife Refuge 🏗️

🚰 I Drank 2/3 Gallon Of Water A Day For A Week — Here’s How My Skin & Body Changed | Vogue

2025 Annual Update from Tennessee Riverkeeper

Happy New Year!

Updated Blog! Please visit to catch up on our work

🙋 VOLUNTEERS! We need you! 🙋

🎅 YouTube Shorts: Santa's Elves Remove 899 lbs of trash removed from the Tennessee River at Ditto Landing in #Huntsville. Happy holidays! 🎅

YouTube Shorts: 🚀 Huntsville Cleanup Highlights 🚀

YouTube: Micah Nelson aka Particle Kid plays The Ocean for Tennessee Riverkeeper

📰 🗞️ CBS Huntsville: 899 pounds pulled from Tennessee River shore! 🗞️ 📰

YouTube Shorts: An Alligator Gets Its Wings! 🐊 🦅

YouTube Shorts: 899 pounds of trash removed from the #TennesseeRiver in #HuntsvilleAlabama

Microplastics: European Parliament requests scientific advice from EFSA | EFSA

TikTok: 56,000+ plays in November! 📈

YouTube Shorts: Hope for the future! #environment #plastic #cleaning #pollution 🙏🌎

November Newsletter 🍁 🍂 🍁

Rare species discovered in East Tennessee

TAKE ACTION! Get phthalates (pronounced THAL-ates) out of our food. They are hormone disrupting chemicals.

Riverkeeper says City of Luttrell sewage plant over-polluting river system

🎃 October Newsletter 🎃

BLOG: Orion Amphitheater & TN Riverkeeper Fight Plastic

Chemicals in tap water linked to a 33% increase in cancer rates - Earth.com

Major Legal Victory Requiring EPA to Reconsider Outdated Industrial Water Pollution Standards

Study: Cumberland River pipeline to Maury, Williamson counties could cost $2B • Tennessee Lookout

PFAS in US Tapwater Interactive Dashboard | U.S. Geological Survey

City of Manchester TN Under EPA Administrative Order on Consent for Violations of Sewage Treatment Plant - Thunder Radio

The Valley of Tennessee (1944): Documentary about FDR and TVA

Check Out Our Summer Newsletter! Legal Win, Cleanups, and Community Momentum

New! 🎥 More Shorts! Updated YouTube Channel 🎥

Other #waterkeeper Groups on #tiktok - YouTube

Find Us at Orion Amphitheater in Huntsville

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Terry Wolaver Memorial Page

What are phthalates?

You never know what Riverkeeper might find at our cleanups!

Discussing Plastic Pollution with Today In Nashville on NBC 4

Deep Tropics Festival in Nashville Brings Environmental Responsibility

🎥 TikTok Updates! 🎥

Fishing on the Duck River 🎣

FOX54 Huntsville: Riverkeeper cleans up Pinhook Creek in Downtown HSV; volunteers pick up 2,000 lbs of trash in 4 hours

Forever chemicals in household objects linked to type 2 diabetes, scientists warn

Microplastics: Occurrence, sampling, identification and characterization of microplastics in tap water: A systematic review and meta-analysis

TODAY IN NASHVILLE: Tennessee Riverkeeper Founder Talks Taking out the Trash from our Rivers

Support TN Riverkeeper — Donate via PayPal or Venmo

🤢 How Plastics Are Poisoning Us 🤢

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge on the Tennessee River Cleanup

Muscle Shoals embraces Tennessee River for health & fun

How a Southern rock icon’s epic mural came to Alabama

Legal Victory Requires EPA to Reconsider Outdated Industrial Water Pollution Standards — Tennessee Riverkeeper

Toxic Water Standards Finally Updated after Years of Delays

Microplastics are everywhere—but our methods to track them are all over the place

No data, no risk? How the monitoring of chemicals in the environment shapes the perception of risks

Toxic treads: Unveiling the environmental impact of tire wear and chemical cocktails

Pat Underwood, Cleanup Director for Tennessee Riverkeeper, discusses plastic pollution and cleaning up the Wheeler Wildlife Refuge of the Tennessee River

Kendra Scott Fundraiser on May 8 and 9, 2025

Microplastics linked to 3 chronic diseases — and now they’ve been detected in gum

Sewage Flows Into Cumberland, according to Tennessee Riverkeeper

Tennessee town to be sued for alleged sewage pollution violations

Environmental group plans to sue Monterey

River cleanup crew pulls 1,100 pounds of trash from river in Nashville

Volunteers pull 1,000+ pounds of trash from Cumberland River in latest cleanup effort

Tennessee Riverkeeper Cleans Up More Than 1,100 Pounds Of Trash In West Nashville

New blog: How to reduce microplastics in our bodies by @DavidWhiteside

A Victory Against Pollution in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee — Tennessee Riverkeeper

Environmental group sues Tennessee town for violating federal Clean Water Act • Tennessee Lookout

RAW VIDEO: Kentucky Dam on Tennessee River open after heavy rainfall

Duck River, Tennessee waterways could see regulation rollbacks under two proposed bills • Tennessee Lookout

12 Incredible Rivers In Tennessee

Duck River gains stronger protections in settlements between state, conservation groups • Tennessee Lookout

Proposed water withdrawals from the Duck River cause controversy

Dinosaurs away! Students, biologists release endangered Lake Sturgeon in Tennessee River

No, Oak Ridge is not 'the lab.' Here are 5 misconceptions about the Secret City, debunked

Scientists know our bodies are full of microplastics. What are they doing to us?

60% of Tennessee’s rivers too polluted to swim in, study finds

Follow us on Threads! 🧵

Endangered Bats! 🦇🎃🦇

Kingston Springs sued for sewage sent into Harpeth River - Nashville Banner

Riverkeeper plans to sue Celina over sewage issues

‘Forever Chemicals’ Reach Tap Water via Treated Sewage, Study Finds

Plastic bags from Walmart US recycling bins tracked to controversial plastic facilities in Southeast Asia

Pedestrian bridge over the Tennessee River connecting University of Tennessee to South Knoxville

Donate here (recurring donations receive a gift) | online membership drive

'The river is under stress': Environmentalists sound the alarm about low water levels on the Duck River

River Haze Beer Supports Riverkeepers. Thank you Cahaba Brewing!

Microplastics Found in Human Brains

Bottled water packed with nanoplastics, study finds | CNN

NashVillager Podcast: Pollution that’s trashing Tennessee

🚨 Report Pollution to Tennessee Riverkeeper! ☎️

☀️ Spring Newsletter 🌱

Pollution Presentation at Patagonia Nashville on July 11, 2024

Nashville Scene: Rubble Trouble - Construction Debris Making Its Way Into Backyards

Nashville Public Radio: A small Tennessee town’s sewage system might be polluting the Duck River

How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe

On Earth Day 2024, here's how Tennesseans can leave an important environmental legacy

Tennessee Riverkeeper Files Another PFAS Clean Water Act Citizen Suit and There May be Thousands More of These Fish in the Barrel.

Drinking water in 71 Alabama systems over EPA limits for forever chemicals

Blog — Tennessee Riverkeeper 📝

Chattanooga Zoo releases dozens of salamanders to the wild

Study Finds Microplastics In the Brain 🧠

New federal PFAS drinking water rules hailed for cleanup potential in Alabama

Neighbors upset over alleged illegal dump site near Beaman Park

Earth Day 2024 Events List 🌎

EPA Proposes to Exclude Most Slaughterhouses and Rendering Plants from Updated Water Pollution Control Rules

A bill to end protections for Tennessee wetlands draws pushback

Another PFAS Clean Water Act Citizen Suit and There May be Thousands More of These Fish in the Barrel

Autumn Newsletter 2023 🍁

Cumberland River Cleanup with WaterWheel Foundation

YouTube Channel for Tennessee Riverkeeper 🎥

Highlight Reel: Cumberland River Cleanup in Nashville with WaterWheel

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Volunteer Interest Form

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Landfill Faces Lawsuit For Polluting Nashville

Tennessee Riverkeeper Supports Adding PFAS Chemicals To Superfund Law

Groups Ask EPA To Include PFAS Chemicals In Superfund Law

Rising Stars: Meet David Whiteside of Tennessee Riverkeeper

Chattanooga Fundraiser - Aug 24 - All Things Fly

Summer Newsletter 2

Plastics Flowing Into Waterways

Nashville Developer Sued Over Pollution; Residents Say That's Just the Tip of the Iceberg

Nonprofit sues developer related to west side project

Orion Amphitheater, Phish to support Tennessee Riverkeeper’s efforts at concerts

Summer Newsletter 1

Tennessee Riverkeeper Intends To Sue Company for Open Dumping

Study details litter in Tennessee. The results aren't great.

Tennessee Riverkeeper, others file lawsuit against EPA over failure to update industrial pollution guidelines | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Environmental groups sue EPA over lack of updates to industrial wastewater regulations

Everyone deserves access to the outdoors - Support Outdoors For All Act

CNN Hero of the Year Chad Pregracke

Volunteers collect whopping 1,700+ pounds of trash from Pinhook Creek - Hville Blast

Creek Cleanup on Feb 4 - RSVP / More Info

2022 Annual Report — Tennessee Riverkeeper

November Newsletter: Giving Thanks, a generous matching donation, and legal updates

Matching funds with our Huntsville donors

Tennessee Riverkeeper responds to new EPA drinking water guidelines

Health Concerns over PFAS Forever Chemicals Put in the Spotlight

Hartselle Utilities Settles Riverkeeper Sewer Lawsuit, Gets Money for Sewer Rehab

Chicken Sludge: A New Subsidy to Big Chicken from Uncle Sam

A Night with John Carter Cash and Ana Cristina Cash at Patagonia Nashville

Jack Johnson is Matching Your Donation!

Orion Amphitheater and Tennessee Riverkeeper Fight Plastic

Pesticides In Your Pee?

Alabama Fish Consumption Advisories

Phish Pre-Show Hang Benefit for Tennessee Riverkeeper and The Waterwheel Foundation

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