Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper

Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper The mission of Lower Mississippi RIVERKEEPER® is to protect, preserve and restore the ecological in

The Lower Mississippi RIVERKEEPER® is the first project of its kind for Louisiana and the first on the Mississippi River. We serve to energize current activists to participate in environmental decisions, educate the public and government leaders about environmental challenges and economic opportunities regarding the Mississippi River and how reduced water pollution benefits all of us. Our main obj

ectives are:

* Educating the public and community leaders about water quality concerns along the River
* Strengthen the environmental community in Louisiana and recruit new activists to insist on improved river conditions.
* Monitor and investigate reported incidents.
* Target polluters and compel compliance with the Clean Water Act to reduce pollution into the River. To achieve those objectives, LMRK employs the following strategy: Mississippi River Pollution - Untreated Sewage

* Utilize our Lower Mississippi RIVERKEEPER® patrol boat to serve as a constant presence on the river, putting polluters on notice that they are being watched.
* Frequent surveillance from the air courtesy of our partners, SOUTHWINGS.
* A widely used toll-free hot line, 1-866-MSRIVER, for citizens and business to report problems.
* Identify and challenge major polluters through investigation, preparation and prosecute or settlement of Clean Water Act citizen enforcement actions with representation from our attorneys.
* Holding a high media profile.
* Distribute written materials to promote Lower

09/12/2022

Jerry Speir is a resident of New Orleans and has a private law practice there. He is a former professor at Tulane University Law School and was a member of t...

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10/22/2020

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The Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper(LMRK) is a project of the Louisiana Environmental Action Network (LEAN) focused on improving the water quality of the lower Mississippi River as it flows through Louisiana and into the Gulf of Mexico. Informed by LEAN's community history and empowerment work, LMRK f...

02/12/2020

Tensions were high and details were in short supply Tuesday night as an EPA official defended upcoming changes to air monitoring procedures that measure the amount of chloroprene -- which

02/11/2020

On January 28, the Westwego city council unexpectedly voted to deny any permits to Wanhua Chemical, a Chinese company hoping to produce and store chemicals for plastics production along the Mississippi River in south Louisiana.

02/11/2020

A water main leak in Donaldsonville has prompted a boil water advisory along three streets in the west bank Ascension Parish city, parish officials said Monday.

02/11/2020

In December 2015, Tubal-Cain proposed a barge-cleaning facility along the Mississippi River near Riverbend, south of LSU. The outrage over the barge-cleaning facility, and the clout of those who are

02/10/2020

This article was produced by ProPublica in partnership with The Times-Picayune | The Advocate, which was a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network in 2019.

11/10/2019


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10/23/2019

Thank you, , for encouraging local community members to follow the three important steps needed in order to preserve the aquifer!
For more info on the three steps, go to saveourwaterbr.com!

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