Hello, Hive! We are excited to be stepping into the world of conscious folks, thanks to 
CWEET (Clean Water Expected in East Tennessee) is a nonprofit that was formed in response to the nightmare of pollution that was being dumped into the Pigeon River. It is run by an ever-flowing, diverse group of folks who share a passion for ethical stewardship of the Pigeon River and surrounding waters in the southern Appalachian region of Tennessee and North Carolina. Whitewater enthusiasts and professionals, anglers, landowners, residents, artists/craftspeople, tourists, musicians, activists, and many more have come together over the past several decades to demand accountability and an end to the irresponsible releases of harmful pollutants and waste chemicals into the Pigeon River.
CWEET is a nonprofit entirely funded by donations and grants, and fueled largely by volunteer hours. You can poke around on our actual CWEET website or our facebook page for more info!
The Pigeon River flows from North Carolina into Tennessee just east of the Great Smoky Mountains in the southern Appalachians. Due to over a century of pollution from the paper mill industry in NC (Blue Ridge Paper, formally Champion Paper, in Canton, NC), there has been a continuing struggle to clean the river since the 1980's when the "Dead Pigeon River" council started being active and Tennessee state sued NC over the state of the river from toxic, deadly, poisonous pollution being dumped through the mill's waste processes. CWEET is proud to present this video created over a year by Jacob Judd at Tempsart Productions to share the story of the struggle of citizens and activists in both states who continue to fight for the health and safety of the water, of the people, and of the environment here on the Pigeon River.