James Riverkeeper
@JamesRiverkeepr
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A full-time advocate for the #JamesRiver defending your right to a #swimmable #fishable #drinkable river. Tweets on river issues spanning all river communities.
Virginia, USA
Joined March 2009
Virginia’s Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Natural Resources Committee is currently considering two bills that threaten to strip important authority from these boards. Ask your senator to oppose SB 657 and SB 81. TAKE ACTION!
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Participating in VA Government is a burdensome process. Those with resources have a disproportionate influence... That’s just a fact. Now legislators are trying to eliminate the only meaningful venue for transparency… leaving #EnvironmentalJustice communities without a voice.
After Virginia's Air Control denied a permit for part of an offshoot of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, Republicans are proposing to limit the powers of the citizen boards that oversee Virginia’s major water, air and waste decisions.
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This new report shows that aboveground storage tank spills occur in nearly every county in Virginia, and that some parts of the state — such as Richmond, the Tidewater and Blue Ridge regions, and northern Virginia — face especially high risks.
There are hundreds chemicals storage sites a stones throw from Virginia's rivers that are way more dangerous than highly regulated oil & we don't even know they exist - time to look at ways to close these gaps before we have a massive pollution event
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Your donation can help support our RiverRats program, and volunteers like Dale East & Diane East who have been volunteering with us for over 10 years! #GivingTuesday
https://t.co/doD4bZSeKu
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Despite the preferred method of living shorelines, many hard shorelines are still found across the Chesapeake Bay. Living shorelines are more resilient to storms and sea level rise due to the hardy nature of the plant species that comprise them. https://t.co/WLwniSBhTZ
bayjournal.com
Not long after Sterling Rollings bought a 100-year-old cottage in Portsmouth, VA, on the Elizabeth River — his first waterfront property — his shoreline began retreating.
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@SarahVogelsong American shad are worth saving, and can rebound if we give them a chance!
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American shad on ‘brink of collapse’ in James River, says conservation group https://t.co/krWqoqPAYU via @SarahVogelsong
virginiamercury.com
Shad numbers in James River are in freefall
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RVAH2O Now Giving the People the Straight Poop on Sewer Overflows
rvahub.com
This real-time technology and data makes Richmond's the first
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Not too late to join this evening’s webinar on American shad! We’ll reveal the 2021 data indicating shad abundance, and talk about what actions are needed to help the founding fish.
American shad was once one of the most abundant and important fish species in the James River. Join us for a free webinar this evening at 5pm; State of the James Part 3: An American Shad Tale. https://t.co/lqihEKUeKq
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Final day of @baypaddle Cape Charles to the Atlantic! It's been an awesome week! You can still support the team https://t.co/urWfVEMXeM
@ChoptankRK @SassafrasRiver @JamesRiverkeepr @ShoreRivers @JRAvirginia @Waterkeeper
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Day eight of the @baypaddle challenge! Our @WaterkeepersCP team is five miles into the final day, with about eight more miles to go. Help us reach the finish line on our fundraising goal at: https://t.co/DOZoJEmjd5
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Day seven of the @baypaddle challenge, not exactly according to plan due to remnants of the hurricane. But it’s a beautiful day and we’re making the most of it! https://t.co/DOZoJEmjd5
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Upgrading Richmond's sewer system - an important step to keep raw sewage out of the James River - will cost a staggering $883M, about $100M more than the city's total budget. @pw_larsen reports runoff makes parts of the river unsafe for 35% of the summer. https://t.co/YSx6H4I3Ld
vpm.org
The air was not sweet today as Mayor Levar Stoney addressed a crowd of press, city officials and environmental advocates above the 50 million gallon Shockoe Retention Basin. He commended Gov. Ralph...
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It’s important to stay informed of river conditions when boating or swimming on the #JamesRiver and there were sewer overflows in Richmond and Lynchburg yesterday following the heavy rain.
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You can subscribe to email alerts warning of recent sewer overflows in Richmond https://t.co/XF9YJ8fnK3, and in Lynchburg https://t.co/xtmDMjba3h.
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Combined sewer overflow systems are designed to discharge untreated sewage mixed with rain into the river. For decades cities with these old systems have implemented projects to reduce sewer overflows, but heavy rain still causes releases to the James in Lynchburg and Richmond.
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Each person, plant, animal, and waterbody is connected and interdependent. What happens to one living thing eventually affects all living things. Everyone has the right to swimmable, drinkable, fishable water. #WorldEnvironmentDay #ForNature
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We're gearing up for the 2021 water monitoring season and looking for volunteers to assist across the #JamesRiver watershed. Check out our program and signup for a training at
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Happy World Water Day!
The Waterkeeper movement is made up of 350+ #CleanWaterWarriors, who combine firsthand knowledge of their waterways with an unwavering commitment to their communities. From us, our president @Glo_Reuben, and all the Waterkeeper groups across 49 countries, happy #WorldWaterDay!
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Did you know that more than 13 million people depend on the Chesapeake Bay’s rivers and streams to provide the water that they drink? Without funding for the @chesbayprogram, these waterways will be put at risk. See our Lobby Day(s) asks here:
choosecleanwater.org
We are asking our Members of Congress to continue to support funding and programs in FY22 that provide critical support to the states, local governments, and communities and farmers throughout our...
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