Etiqueta: contaminación

CRK sends 60-day notice to Columbus construction company

On March 18, 2026, CRK sent a 60-day notice of intent to sue the developers of Aspire at Old Guard for violations of the Clean Water Act. While developing land…

Tracking cleanup efforts at Invictus Energy site

Updated February 10, 2026 – Chattahoochee Riverkeeper is tracking efforts by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to clean up a former oil storage and waste recycling facility located only 300 feet from the…

El peligroso legado de Georgia Power a lo largo del Chattahoochee

Coal ash is what’s left behind after burning coal to produce electricity, and it’s toxic. For decades, Georgia Power has allowed more than 80 million tons of this waste to…

Mega derrame en Nickajack Creek

On New Year’s Eve, the South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility experienced an unprecedented equipment failure. Over the subsequent nine days, an estimated 113 million gallons of raw sewage and stormwater…

Las 'trampas de basura' en la corriente recogen la contaminación de la basura antes de que llegue al río

Proctor Creek, which begins in downtown Atlanta and flows west to the Chattahoochee River, has long suffered from stormwater carrying litter and illegal dumping of trash and tires. Two Litter…

CASSI rastrea la contaminación como nunca antes

Since starting Neighborhood Water Watch (NWW) in 2010, CRK has detected more than 90 sewer spills, effectively stopping millions of gallons of raw sewage from reaching the Chattahoochee River. While…

Sweep the Hooch barre nuestro récord de limpieza

Photo by Tom Simpson Blog by Julia Regeski This year’s Sweep the Hooch was a record-setting trash cleanup, both for Chattahoochee Riverkeeper (CRK) and the region. 1,154 volunteers pulled 32…