Corydon Democrat: New coalition to restore, protect Ohio River Basin
January 19, 2026More than 120 local, state and national conservation organizations launched the Healthy Waters Coalition to restore and protect the interconnected waters of the Ohio River Basin. This new coalition seeks to secure a regional restoration plan and the federal funding to implement it, goals that align with a collaboration underway in the region that is calling for more to be done to protect the waters that 30 million people depend on for their drinking water.
The basin encompasses portions of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. The region is the ancestral and historical homelands of more than 40 federally recognized Tribal Nations, including those currently in the region, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the Seneca Nation of Indians.