Videos Archives - Coosa River Basin Initiative

Trust Fund Honesty Heads to a Ballot Near You!

March 9, 2020

Watch as the Georgia Senate unanimously approves HR 164 – a constitutional amendment that will allow the General Assembly to dedicate environmental trust funds. The House of Representatives passed the measure last week. These funds, created in the mid-90s, are intended to pay for the cleanup of illegal tire dumps and hazardous waste sites. Unfortunately, lawmakers have raided these funds for years to pay for other parts of the budget, to the tune of more than $200 million. Next up,…

24-Hour Tire Roll Brings Attention to State Budget Shenanigans

March 15, 2018

Advocacy, Education, Videos

On Feb. 28 and March 1, some 30 volunteers from CRBI and other Georgia Water Coalition member organizations pushed a giant tire around the Georgia State Capitol building for 24 straight hours to bring attention to HR 158, a measure that will create a constitutional amendment allowing legislators to “dedicate” fees when they create laws establishing fees or taxes on Georgia citizens. If adopted by the legislature and approved by voters, HR 158 would help put an end to…

Video Tells Story of 25 Years of CRBI History, 500 years of Coosa History

March 15, 2018

Education, Videos

A video celebrating CRBI’s silver anniversary was released at CRBI’s annual membership meeting. Through the eyes of Coosa River basin natives Frank Barron and Clinton Agnew as well as long-time Rome City Manager John Bennett, the 11-minute video tells how the Coosa and its tributaries have been transformed over the last decades of the 20th century and first years of the 21st century. It also looks back on 500 years of Coosa River history, giving glimpses of the rich…

Pollution and EPD Delays in Cleaning It Up Land Coosa River on Dirty Dozen Report

January 6, 2018

Advocacy, Press Releases, Videos

Two Coosa River issues were highlighted in the Georgia Water Coalition’s annual Dirty Dozen report, a report highlighting the 12 worst offenses to Georgia’s water. Released Nov. 14, the report details the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to delay implementing rules eliminating toxic discharges into our rivers from coal-fired power plants. The move means that mercury, arsenic, lead and other toxins will continue to be dumped into the Coosa. At the state level, lack of funding for Georgia’s Environmental Protection…

2017 Year In Review

January 6, 2018

Advocacy, Blog Posts, Education, Press Releases, Restoration, Videos, Water Monitoring

CRBI thanks its hundreds of members, volunteers and supporters who contributed to our efforts in 2017. The video below provides just a sampling of CRBI’s work to create cleaner rivers and stronger communities during the past year. Help us continue our work in 2018 as we celebrate our 25th year of protecting the Coosa by making a year-end tax deductible donation. CLICK HERE TO DONATE NOW ONLINE!