Chad Pregracke scours the Mississippi waterways for debris and trash. As a teenager, Chad Pregracke noticed an upsetting amount of pollution along the riverbanks of East Moline, Illinois ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - A Quad Cities native, Chad Pregracke received the Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award from the Davenport Diocese. President and founder of Living Lands and Water ...

“The thing about cleaning up is you can do a cleanup at your own time, anywhere you want,” founder Chad Pregracke said. “Even ...

Chad Pregracke and his crew live and work on a massive floating compound while fighting the major trash problem that is plaguing the... There’s an existing subscription associated with your account ...

This year’s speakers include DNR Deputy Secretary Sarah Barry who will kick-off the convention; Charlie Wooley, regional director of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Midwest; and Chad Pregracke, founder ...

She overcame other contestants— Robin Lim, Liz McCartney, Efren Peñaflorida and Chad Pregracke— to win the title through online voting. She had already won the CNN Hero title in 2012. While receiving ...