Healthy Waters Coalition
@healthy-waters.bsky.social
https://healthywaterscoalition.org
The Healthy Waters Coalition is working to elevate Ohio River Basin restoration and protection as a national priority to address urgent environmental threats and ensure access to clean, safe, and affordable water.
The Healthy Waters Coalition is working to elevate Ohio River Basin restoration and protection as a national priority to address urgent environmental threats and ensure access to clean, safe, and affordable water.
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Congress holds the key to turning the tide on Ohio River Basin pollution
The vast Ohio River Basin is poised for a multi-year ecological restoration after years of industrial pollution, but only if Congress decides to fund it.
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December 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Check out the Ohio River Basin on NPR!
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The Healthy Waters Coalition takes on D.C! Thank you to our Steering Committee for attending the 2025 Capitol Hill Fly-In. We met with offices across the basin and are excited to support the Ohio River Restoration Program Act H.R. 5966!
December 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The Healthy Waters Coalition takes on D.C! Thank you to our Steering Committee for attending the 2025 Capitol Hill Fly-In. We met with offices across the basin and are excited to support the Ohio River Restoration Program Act H.R. 5966!
Meet our amazing Steering Committee on our website healthywatercoalition.org! You can also find a list of our over 140 members and more! Join us today!
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December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Meet our amazing Steering Committee on our website healthywatercoalition.org! You can also find a list of our over 140 members and more! Join us today!
Thank you to our outstanding Steering Committee, who will help strategize our next steps and put us on the path to success. We greatly appreciate their support and are very excited to see what incredible work will come from our coalition across the 15-state Ohio River Basin
December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Thank you to our outstanding Steering Committee, who will help strategize our next steps and put us on the path to success. We greatly appreciate their support and are very excited to see what incredible work will come from our coalition across the 15-state Ohio River Basin
Thank you, Rep. Messmer, for cosponsoring the Ohio River Restoration Program Act in the House to help ensure clean, safe drinking water for more than 30 million people.
#RepMessmer
#RepMessmer
December 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Thank you, Rep. Messmer, for cosponsoring the Ohio River Restoration Program Act in the House to help ensure clean, safe drinking water for more than 30 million people.
#RepMessmer
#RepMessmer
Thank you, Rep. Rulli, for cosponsoring the Ohio River Restoration Program Act in the House to help ensure clean, safe drinking water for more than 30 million people.
#RepRulli
#RepRulli
December 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Thank you, Rep. Rulli, for cosponsoring the Ohio River Restoration Program Act in the House to help ensure clean, safe drinking water for more than 30 million people.
#RepRulli
#RepRulli
Thank you, Rep. Shreve, for cosponsoring the Ohio River Restoration Program Act in the House to help ensure clean, safe drinking water for more than 30 million people.
#RepShreve
#RepShreve
December 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Thank you, Rep. Shreve, for cosponsoring the Ohio River Restoration Program Act in the House to help ensure clean, safe drinking water for more than 30 million people.
#RepShreve
#RepShreve
Thank you, @repmrvan.bsky.social, for cosponsoring the Ohio River Restoration Program Act in the House to help ensure clean, safe drinking water for more than 30 million people.
December 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Thank you, @repmrvan.bsky.social, for cosponsoring the Ohio River Restoration Program Act in the House to help ensure clean, safe drinking water for more than 30 million people.
Thank you, @repsummerlee.bsky.social, for cosponsoring the Ohio River Restoration Program Act in the House to help ensure clean, safe drinking water for more than 30 million people.
December 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Thank you, @repsummerlee.bsky.social, for cosponsoring the Ohio River Restoration Program Act in the House to help ensure clean, safe drinking water for more than 30 million people.
Thank you, @deluzio.house.gov, for cosponsoring the Ohio River Restoration Program Act in the House to help ensure clean, safe drinking water for more than 30 million people.
December 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Thank you, @deluzio.house.gov, for cosponsoring the Ohio River Restoration Program Act in the House to help ensure clean, safe drinking water for more than 30 million people.
Thank you, @repemiliasykes.bsky.social, for cosponsoring the Ohio River Restoration Program Act in the House to help ensure clean, safe drinking water for more than 30 million people.
December 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Thank you, @repemiliasykes.bsky.social, for cosponsoring the Ohio River Restoration Program Act in the House to help ensure clean, safe drinking water for more than 30 million people.
Thank you, Rep. Houchin, for your leadership and sponsorship of the Ohio River Restoration Program Act in the House to help ensure clean, safe drinking water for more than 30 million people.
#RepHouchin #cleanwater
#RepHouchin #cleanwater
December 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Thank you, Rep. Houchin, for your leadership and sponsorship of the Ohio River Restoration Program Act in the House to help ensure clean, safe drinking water for more than 30 million people.
#RepHouchin #cleanwater
#RepHouchin #cleanwater
Thank you, Rep. McGarvey, for your leadership and sponsorship of the Ohio River Restoration Program Act in the House to help ensure clean, safe drinking water for more than 30 million people.
#RepMcGarvey
#RepMcGarvey
December 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Thank you, Rep. McGarvey, for your leadership and sponsorship of the Ohio River Restoration Program Act in the House to help ensure clean, safe drinking water for more than 30 million people.
#RepMcGarvey
#RepMcGarvey
The Ohio River Restoration Program Act, H.R. 5966, would allocate $350 MILLION in federal investments dedicated to making the rivers, streams, fish, and drinking water of the Ohio River Basin clean, healthy, and safe again.
December 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The Ohio River Restoration Program Act, H.R. 5966, would allocate $350 MILLION in federal investments dedicated to making the rivers, streams, fish, and drinking water of the Ohio River Basin clean, healthy, and safe again.
The Healthy Waters Coalition is proud to support the Ohio River Restoration Program Act.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The Healthy Waters Coalition is proud to support the Ohio River Restoration Program Act.
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Big News! The Ohio River Restoration Program Act has been introduced in the House. You can find more information at mcgarvey.house.gov/media/press-...
Bipartisan Members of Congress Launch Federal Push to Fund Ohio River Restoration | Congressman Morgan McGarvey of Kentucky's 3rd District
The Official U.S. Congressional website of Morgan McGarvey
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December 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Big News! The Ohio River Restoration Program Act has been introduced in the House. You can find more information at mcgarvey.house.gov/media/press-...
Over the last four years, members of the Healthy Waters Coalition have been working with the Ohio River Basin Alliance to craft a regional restoration strategy to provide a strong case statement for action to restore and protect our waters. We thank ORBA for its leadership and dedication #cleanwater
December 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Over the last four years, members of the Healthy Waters Coalition have been working with the Ohio River Basin Alliance to craft a regional restoration strategy to provide a strong case statement for action to restore and protect our waters. We thank ORBA for its leadership and dedication #cleanwater
The 204,000-square-mile Ohio River Basin is a nationally and globally significant freshwater habitat—a diverse and vast network of rivers and wetlands—that supports an incredible array of fish, wildlife, and birds.
December 3, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The 204,000-square-mile Ohio River Basin is a nationally and globally significant freshwater habitat—a diverse and vast network of rivers and wetlands—that supports an incredible array of fish, wildlife, and birds.
625 wildlife species in the ORB are classified as threatened or endangered due to pollution, habitat destruction, and invasive species
December 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
625 wildlife species in the ORB are classified as threatened or endangered due to pollution, habitat destruction, and invasive species
The increasing frequency of intense storms and severe flooding in the ORB threatens public safety and exacerbates additional serious issues
December 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The increasing frequency of intense storms and severe flooding in the ORB threatens public safety and exacerbates additional serious issues
There are more than 11,000 combined sewer overflow events in the ORB each year, discharging over 125,000 million gallons of untreated wastewater into local waters
December 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
There are more than 11,000 combined sewer overflow events in the ORB each year, discharging over 125,000 million gallons of untreated wastewater into local waters
The ORB is one of the leading contributors to runoff pollution, which led to a 650-mile-long toxic algal bloom in the Ohio River and contributed more than a third of the nutrient pollution, causing a huge dead zone in the Gulf
December 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The ORB is one of the leading contributors to runoff pollution, which led to a 650-mile-long toxic algal bloom in the Ohio River and contributed more than a third of the nutrient pollution, causing a huge dead zone in the Gulf
In all states in the basin except Mississippi, it is not safe to eat fish caught from some lakes, rivers, or streams due to contaminants like mercury, PCBs, pesticides, dioxins, and PFAS
December 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In all states in the basin except Mississippi, it is not safe to eat fish caught from some lakes, rivers, or streams due to contaminants like mercury, PCBs, pesticides, dioxins, and PFAS
There are at least 146 toxic waste dumps, commonly called EPA Superfund sites, in the Ohio River Basin, contaminating water supplies or threatening to
December 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
There are at least 146 toxic waste dumps, commonly called EPA Superfund sites, in the Ohio River Basin, contaminating water supplies or threatening to
69% of assessed stream miles in the Ohio River Basin do not meet state water quality standards, and 64% of assessed lake acres in the region do not meet state water quality standards
December 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
69% of assessed stream miles in the Ohio River Basin do not meet state water quality standards, and 64% of assessed lake acres in the region do not meet state water quality standards