Category: Blog

Chattahoochee Riverkeeper leads river tour with Senator Jon Ossoff, local leaders to highlight Chattahoochee River Act

On Wednesday, February 23, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper led U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff and other local leaders on a boat tour of the Chattahoochee River to support ongoing dialogue about the recently-announced…

Atlanta’s Care and Conserve Program

Have you ever turned on the tap at the sink and not had water come out? It’s a true feeling of powerlessness. You might have the resources to make do…

Rural Georgia’s Drinking Water

Have you ever turned on the tap at the sink and not had water come out? It’s a true feeling of powerlessness. You might have the resources to make do…

Low Income Household Water Assistance Program

Have you ever turned on the tap at the sink and not had water come out? It’s a true feeling of powerlessness. You might have the resources to make do…

Getting the Lead Out of Georgia’s Schools

Have you ever turned on the tap at the sink and not had water come out? It’s a true feeling of powerlessness. You might have the resources to make do…

Where we come from: A look at the Chattahoochee River and Native American History

Just as the word “Chattahoochee” originates from the Creek/Muskogee word meaning painted rock, the resource we know as the Chattahoochee River today was first significant to many indigenous Americans tribes.…

US Census Emphasizes Chattahoochee River’s Value

A lot of conversation about Georgia’s growing population has focused on what the change will mean for “redistricting,” or how boundary lines will change future elections and political races. The…

BacteriALERT program celebrates 20 years

BacteriAlert is a one of a kind, real-time bacteria monitoring program operated as a partnership between CRK, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and the National Parks Service (NPS). Together, we have…

Georgia’s “Obligation” in the Water Wars

On April 1, 2021, another chapter in the long running “water wars” concluded after eight years and tens of millions of dollars spent. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a…