Waterkeeper Alliance calls the Trump administration Day 1 executive orders a reckless step backward, benefiting polluting industries at the expense of American families and communities. These measures, which loosen pollution controls and open up environmentally sensitive areas to extraction, ignore the urgent need for clean energy investments that protect clean water, public health, and the economy.

Our latest Who Is Waterkeeper features Riley Lewis, the White Oak Waterkeeper in North Carolina. Riley’s journey to protecting the region’s rivers and coastal ecosystems wasn’t easy, but her passion for safeguarding clean water and advocating for sustainable development drives her work every day. Read more about Riley’s story and her efforts to protect the waters she loves!

We’re honored to welcome Dr. Rosalía Arteaga as our newest Global Ambassador. As a former President of Ecuador and a passionate advocate for education and environmental protection, she will help amplify the work of Waterkeeper groups in Latin America and beyond, supporting our collective mission to protect everyone’s right to clean water in communities around the world.

Our latest episode of ‘Equity In Every Drop’ features a conversation with Dr. Christopher D. Heaney from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. He discusses the health risks associated with factory farms, from respiratory issues to antibiotic resistance, and also highlights concerns about biogas technology and its potential dangers to nearby communities. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts.