The climate crisis is a water crisis, and nowhere is that clearer than where fossil fuel expansion threatens fragile water systems. Waterkeeper Alliance’s new white paper, “Threat Below the Surface: Offshore Drilling in Senegal Poses Environmental, Economic, and Human Health Risks,” highlights how offshore drilling decisions, financial backers, and accountability gaps put water, livelihoods, and public health at risk. 

Waterkeeper Alliance and partners filed litigation this week challenging the Trump administration’s rollback of coal-fired power plant pollution rules. This new EPA rule would allow plants to keep releasing mercury, arsenic, and other toxic chemicals for up to five more years. Our rivers, lakes, and communities shouldn't have to pay the price for industry profits. Clean water isn’t a luxury, it’s a right. And we won’t stop fighting for it.

Nabil Musa of Waterkeepers Iraq-Kurdistan joins to discuss his unique journey from the arts to advocacy, as well as the perils of protecting water during wartime.

Kenya Lake Victoria Waterkeeper Roniance Adhiambo has been protecting Lake Victoria since childhood. From starting environmental clubs in school to leading community education, wetland restoration, and advocacy today, Roniance is working to safeguard Africa’s largest lake and the millions of people who depend on it for their livelihoods.