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U.S. EPA Warns of Microplastics and PFAS Danger, Offers No Solutions


Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that microplastics and a broad class of PFAS will be added to its draft Contaminant...

Waterkeeper Alliance Condems EPA’s Weakening of Rules to Protect Communities and Clean Water from Toxic Power Plant Pollution


Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed rule that will significantly gut coal ash protections for operating coal power plants...

Court Victory Halts Harmful East Grand Lake Project in the Atchafalaya Basin


In a historic victory for Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin, Atchafalaya Basinkeeper and its partners, including Waterkeeper Alliance, have successfully...

Dive Into Democracy: The Farm Bill Must Protect Our Water and Health From Toxic Pesticides!

  • By: Thomas Hynes
  • Blog | News

Congress is considering the 2026 Farm Bill after it was recently approved by the House Agriculture Committee. Sadly, the bill includes provisions that...

Who Is Waterkeeper, Siri Lundström Älvräddarnas Waterkeeper


Siri Lundström is the Älvräddarnas Waterkeeper in Sweden. The word Älvräddarnas translates to “river savers” and underscores Siri’s lifelong...

Lee Zeldin’s PFAS Problem


From small towns to big cities, we may live different lives, but we all expect the same from our leaders: clean water, safe food, and accountability when...

Dive Into Democracy: Protect Communities From PFAS Pollution!


From small towns to big cities, we all deserve clean water. The few protections we do have are at risk of being weakened, letting industry off the hook...

A Bad Week for Clean Water and Public Health: How President Trump’s Glyphosate Executive Order and the 2026 Farm Bill Threaten Us All


On Wednesday, President Trump signed an executive order titled Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and...

Who Is Waterkeeper: Raman Kant, Hindon River Waterkeeper


Raman Kant grew up in Uttar Pradesh, India. Most of his family worked in agriculture, but when Raman was around 20 years old, he found within himself a...

Rescinding Endangerment Finding Hands Another Win to the Fossil Fuel Industry


Waterkeeper Alliance strongly opposes the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding, a move that hands another win to...

Tell EPA to Let States and Tribes Protect Their Own Water Quality!


The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced plans to weaken Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, a critical safeguard that allows states...

New White Paper Exposes the Primary Corporate Beneficiaries of Senegal’s Offshore Oil and Gas Expansion


Today, Waterkeeper Alliance, in partnership with Senegalese Waterkeeper groups Hann Baykeeper and Bargny Coast Waterkeeper, released a new white paper,...

Waterkeeper Alliance, Partners Sue to Stop Coal Plants from Poisoning Our Water


On January 20, Waterkeeper Alliance and several partners filed legal challenges to U.S. EPA’s Steam Electric ELG Deadline Extensions Rule. This harmful...

Waterkeeper Alliance, Partners Urge USDA to Limit Federal Support for Manure Digesters


Waterkeeper Alliance, together with seven Waterkeeper groups—Cape Fear Riverkeeper/Cape Fear River Watch, Kissimmee Waterkeeper, Milwaukee Riverkeeper,...

Who Is Waterkeeper: Roniance Adhiambo, Kenya Lake Victoria Waterkeeper

  • By: Thomas Hynes
  • News

Roniance Adhiambo knew as far back as primary school that she wanted to be an environmentalist. To raise awareness among her young peers, she started environmental...

Waterkeeper Alliance Reinforces Commitment to Global Water Protection and Collaboration


This week, the Trump administration announced its plans to withdraw the United States from 66 international organizations, including UN-Water and the United...

Waterkeeper Alliance Urges Zeldin to Reject PFAS-Laden Pesticides


Today, Waterkeeper Alliance sent a letter to the Administrator of the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Lee Zeldin, calling on him to stop approving...

When Rivers Rise: Lessons from Hurricane Helene


When Hurricane Helene hit Western North Carolina in 2023, it caught everyone off guard with its ferocity. Record-breaking rainfall and sudden, deadly flooding...

Who Is Waterkeeper: Elizabeth Ramirez, Cartagena Waterkeeper

  • By: Thomas Hynes
  • News

The parent organization for Cartagena Waterkeeper began in 2001 as an initiative composed of marine biologists. A few years later, they opted to expand...

Returning to the Source, Reconnecting as a Movement


From November 12 to 14, more than 100 Waterkeeper leaders from across the United States and Canada gathered in Pittsburgh for the 2025 North America Regional...

From Rivers to Rights: Strengthening Waterkeeper Networks Across Latin America


From November 4 to 7, Waterkeeper groups from across Latin America gathered in Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico, for the 2025 Latin America Regional Summit. Host...

Eighty Percent of U.S. Wetlands at Risk: Why WOTUS Matters to You


The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently released a proposed revision to the Clean Water Act (CWA) definition...

Poisoned Produce: EPA Approvals Threaten Public Health


EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin continues to put industry interests ahead of public health and the environment. His latest action is the approval of two pesticides...

Innovation, Collaboration, and Connection Define the 2025 Asia Regional Summit


Set against the shimmering backdrop of the National Water Museum of China in Hangzhou, Waterkeepers from China, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Thailand,...

Who Is Waterkeeper: Dr. Michelle Ryan, Hawkesbury-Nepean Waterkeeper

  • By: Thomas Hynes
  • News

As a child, Dr. Michelle Ryan spent a great deal of time on the Hawkesbury-Nepean River in Eastern Australia, either out fishing on her dad’s boat or...

Oceania Regional Summit: Establishing Collective Action to Defend and Protect Local Waterways


Over three days, from October 13 to 15, 2025, Waterkeepers from across Oceania gathered at Western Sydney University’s Hawkesbury campus to share knowledge,...

EPA’s Narrowed Definition of WOTUS Threatens Water Quality


Waterkeeper Alliance is sounding the alarm about the newly announced draft rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department...

Latin American Waterkeepers Call for Stronger Climate Action at COP30


A coalition of Latin American Waterkeeper groups, with support from Waterkeeper Alliance, have submitted a new declaration (Spanish, English) and an open...

Waterkeeper Alliance Files FOIA Request to Uncover EPA’s Backroom Dealings on Toxic “Forever Chemicals” in Drinking Water


Waterkeeper Alliance has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to compel the release of...

Who Is Waterkeeper: Cheikh Fadel Wade, Bargny Coast Waterkeeper


Cheikh Fadel Wade was born and raised in Bargny, Senegal, an idyllic and peaceful coastal community that traditionally relied on the once abundant fishing...