http://riverkeeper.appvoices.org Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:43:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here in Watauga County we are lucky to have relatively clean rivers and a public that is well connected with the health of the local environment. In order to support continued generations of residents who act as good stewards for the High Country and beyond, we must educate students about ... http://riverkeeper.appvoices.org/2011/11/07/connecting-kids-to-their-watersheds/ October 7th and 8th, 2011 Watauga County, NC - Do you have outdated or unused prescription drugs, over the counter medications, syringes or other medical supplies? Drop them off at the sponsored take-back centers this October. Any prescription or over the counter drugs will be accepted, no questions asked. Across Watauga ... http://riverkeeper.appvoices.org/2011/09/30/saving-our-kids-and-rivers-from-drugs-operation-medicine-cabinet-hopes-to-build-on-previous-success-in-the-high-country-october-7th-and-8th-2011/ A big thanks goes out to all those who helped make the Watauga River a cleaner, more beautiful place to swim, fish, and boat. On Saturday, September 10th, the Upper Watauga Riverkeeper helped to complete a cleanup of the Watauga River, as part of the nationwide river cleanup day. Wendy Patoprsty ... http://riverkeeper.appvoices.org/2011/09/30/cleaning-up-the-watauga/ The hearing against the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, and ICG and Frasure Creek coal companies wrapped up last Friday. Appalachian Voices, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Kentucky Riverkeeper, and Waterkeeper Alliance intervened in the settlement between the Cabinet and the coal companies, arguing the settlement was not fair, reasonable or ... http://riverkeeper.appvoices.org/2011/09/09/big-coals-watergate-hearing-wrap-up/ Coal plants = #1 source of mercury into our air. Bonding with water and falling from the air, mercury deposits in our lakes, rivers, streams, and other water bodies that provide drinking water, fish, recreation and ecological habitats. Read here & learn about mercury’s toxic effects. Right now, you can take ... http://riverkeeper.appvoices.org/2011/06/16/807/ Watch this short video of Donna Lisenby testing two Appalachian streams below an surface coal mine site in Eastern Kentucky. One stream runs clear and the other is turbid, murky, and sediment-choked. The upcoming Appalachian Water Watch program will empower and equip the citizens of Central Appalachia to test the ... http://riverkeeper.appvoices.org/2011/05/27/introducing-appalachian-water-watch/ Last night I was driving home, and noticed that Laurel Fork (along Hwy 105, just outside of Boone) was running a grayish color. I tracked down the source of the gray water, and it turned out to be the discharge from the Vulcan Boone Quarry (Just south of Boone on ... http://riverkeeper.appvoices.org/2011/04/20/vulcans-boone-quarry-pollution-problem/ [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="546" caption="The Watauga at Guy Ford"][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="546" caption="State Line Falls at Night"][/caption] http://riverkeeper.appvoices.org/2011/03/22/watauga-river-at-night/ Yesterday we announced our intent to sue Nally and Hamilton Enterprises for more than 12,000 violations of the clean water act at more than a dozen of its strip mines in Eastern Kentucky. Click here for more information on that action. Later in the day we noticed something odd about their ... http://riverkeeper.appvoices.org/2011/03/10/another-coal-company-on-the-run/ Working in coalition with national and state-wide environmental and social justice groups, we are once again seeking justice for clean water in Appalachia. At 2pm today, Appalachian Voices and partners announced an intent to sue yet another coal company in Kentucky for violations of the Clean Water Act - this time ... http://riverkeeper.appvoices.org/2011/03/09/another-kentucky-coal-company-falsifies-water-monitoring-data/