East Tennessee Water Issues - Discussion on Inside Tennessee This Sunday

Submitted by Lisa Starbuck on Fri, 2008/03/14 - 2:22pm.

From the drought to the new study on pharmaceuticals in our waters, water is a hot topic in East Tennessee!

Tune into WBIR at 9:30am Sunday (3⁄16) and watch Tennessee Clean Water Network's Executive Director, Renée Hoyos, discuss regional topics of interest about water quality.

Renée and the Inside Tennessee panel will discuss:

* Pharmaceuticals in our water
* State's list of most polluted and impaired waters
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* #1 threat to our waters, changing the definition of water in Tennessee to remove protections from 30,000 miles of streams.

See the TCWN fact sheet:

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EarthCare Water Issues Forum

EarthCare, a christian environmental group is having a "water issues" Spring Forum, in which the speakers will focus on "God's Gift of Water".
There will be workshops in which folks will test the Tennessee River water. Be sure to wear appropriate clothing if one is to be testing the water.

The Forum will be held Saturday, March 29, 2008 from 8:45 am to 3 pm at
Chattanooga State Technical Community College--Building, Center for Advanced Technology. Directions: Link...
abmaps.asp There is no charge for the event; however, donations are appreciated. Lunch is also available: Potato bar lunch RSVP to:
mail@earthcareonline.org
Printable flyer: Link...

Hope to see lots of warm-blooded folks at the forum.

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