MCAON - James Holland used to get sick of hearing environmentalists complain about Georgia's water quality. <br>
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Not so much anymore. <br>
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Now Holland is the Altamaha riverkeeper in charge of protecting the river and finding where water pollution comes from. Environmentalists say the Altamaha River is the seventh-most endangered in the United States. <br>
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Holland used to be a crabber but got disgusted when he saw one too many dead crabs. <br>
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That made him see how environmental damage was threatening his livelihood. <br>
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In his role as riverkeeper, Holland has tracked down water quality violations, reported them, and sometimes collected evidence to sue the perpetrators. <br>
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Holland's most important tool is his camera. <br>
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Shocking photos are the most effective way of convincing regulators and the public the law has been broken. <br>
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He has snapped 4,000 pictures of environmental abuses. <br>
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Holland has visited more than 350 sites that concerned residents report to him. <br>
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He has found stacks of animal carcasses rotting in water, a city dumping concrete into the river, and a paper company suffocating frogs with oil leaking from machinery.
