We fight for clean water.

Waterkeeper Alliance works to ensure that every community worldwide has the right to drinkable, fishable, and swimmable water.

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Last Chance for Lighthouse Point

There are plenty of places in The Bahamas where Disney can dock its cruise ships. There is only one Lighthouse Point.

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Waterkeeper Magazine

To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Waterkeeper Alliance, we showcased 20 Waterkeeper Warriors over two issues.

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Our Impact

We’re the largest and fastest growing nonprofit solely focused on clean water. We preserve and protect water by connecting local Waterkeeper groups worldwide.

2.7M Square Miles of Waterways
300+ Waterkeeper Groups
40+ Countries
1.1M Volunteers & Supporters Worldwide

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More than 300 local Waterkeeper groups, protecting water on six continents.

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Our Campaigns

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Clean and Safe Energy

Ending our reliance on dirty fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas.
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Clean Water Defense

Leading the global fight for strong environmental regulations.
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Pure Farms, Pure Waters

Battling pollution from industrial meat production.

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News & Updates

News 02-20-2020
A Courtroom Win for Qiantang River Waterkeeper

When China’s environmental laws changed in 2015, allowing nongovernmental organizations to sue polluters on behalf of citizens, Qiantang River Waterkeeper...

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News | Pure Farms Pure Waters 02-20-2020
Would N.C.’s Hog Operations Treat Neighbors Better if there were McMansions Next Door?

J. Harvie Wilkinson III, a judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, looked at his crowded courtroom, and spoke from the heart. “If...

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News | Pure Farms Pure Waters 02-19-2020
North Carolina is No. 1 in a Dangerous Pollution Category

North Carolina is the top state in a category that poses a hazard to our soil, our air, and our water. Thanks to the expansion of intensive hog, chicken,...

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Waterkeeper Magazine

Reporting from the front lines of the planetary environmental crisis. These are the stories you won’t find anywhere else covered in such depth and uncompromising force.

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