by Adrienne Kotula | Feb 1, 2017 | Advocacy, News |
Power generating utilities in the James River watershed have coal ash ponds capable of holding five billion gallons of coal ash. These are unlined earthen ponds, and they are leaking arsenic, lead and chromium among other toxins. Monitoring data collected by James...
by Jamie Brunkow | Jan 27, 2017 | Advocacy, James Riverkeeper, News |
Two separate rounds of water and sediment testing conducted by the James River Association and Southern Environmental Law Center have identified toxic chemicals associated with coal ash seeping into public waterways at Dutch Gap Conservation Area. Samples collected in...
by Adrienne Kotula | Jan 17, 2017 | Advocacy, News |
Join Us to Advocate for Clean Water! Thursday, February 9, 2017 9:30am – 3:00pm Capitol of Virginia Richmond, VA. FREE, Registration Required Meeting with your legislators is the best way to influence the outcome of water quality initiatives in Virginia. We’ll make it...
by Adrienne Kotula | Sep 23, 2016 | Advocacy, James Riverkeeper, News |
On September 22, 2016, the State Water Control Board approved a permit to allow discharge of wastewater from coal ash and other ongoing process from the Chesterfield Power Station into the James River. While we were hopeful to have some key changes made to the permit,...
by Adrienne Kotula | Sep 20, 2016 | Advocacy, James Riverkeeper, News |
In July 2016, the James River Association and the Southern Environmental Law Center submitted detailed comments to DEQ outlining how the draft Chesterfield Power Station permit fell short in adequately protecting the river, the species that rely on it and the citizens...
