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Call Upon Secretary Rubio to Negotiate the Strongest Possible Global Plastics Treaty!


Plastic pollution continues to pose a grave threat to waterways and communities around the world. Unfortunately, delegates at the Intergovernmental Negotiating...

Urge Congress to Protect Our Waters From Dangerous PFAS Contamination


Earlier this year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced plans to weaken national limits on toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” in our...

Tell EPA Administrator Zeldin to Keep PFAS Out of Our Drinking Water 


Earlier this year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced plans to weaken national limits on toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” in our...

Say No to Offshore Drilling!


The Trump administration recently announced their intention to expand offshore oil and gas drilling in U.S. waters. More offshore drilling will spell certain...

EPA Must Finalize Strongest Possible Slaughterhouse and Rendering Plant Regulations


Slaughterhouses and rendering plants are polluting our rivers, lakes, and streams, fueling toxic algal blooms and “dead zones” across the country....

Help Urge EPA to Deliver Real Action on PFAS Contamination   


U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin recently announced “agency actions” to address PFAS, or forever chemicals. While he claims to support...

International Plastic Pellet Count


The actions we take every day lead to lasting change.  Join our 2025 International Plastic Pellet Count on May 3 to help us track plastic pollution,...

Tell EPA to Prioritize Safe Drinking Water, Not Corporate Profits 


The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced plans to revise the definition of ‘waters of the United States’—a critical term...

Time is Ticking: Act Now to Secure the Hellbender’s Future!


The Eastern hellbender, one of North America’s most ancient and fascinating creatures, is facing a serious crisis. Growing up to 2 feet long, these incredible...

Urge President Trump to Reverse Harmful Executive Orders!

  • By: Waterkeeper Alliance
  • Blog | News

Immediately following his inauguration on January 20, 2025, President Trump issued a series of dangerous executive orders that attack the critical clean...

Urge the State Department to Negotiate the Strongest Possible Global Plastics Treaty!


A crucial treaty on plastics and plastic pollution is currently being hammered out at the fifth session of the International Negotiating Committee for...

Urge Secretary Buttigieg to Protect Communities From Gas Pipeline Leaks!


Nearly three million miles of gas pipelines crisscross communities throughout the United States. Unfortunately, many of these pipelines are allowing leaks...

Tell EPA to Protect Our Waterways From These Toxic Plastic Chemicals


The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to designate several chemicals used in making plastic- including vinyl chloride – as “High-Priority...

Congress Must Stop 6PPD In Its Tracks


Join Our Urgent Call for Congress to Protect Our Waterways from the Highly Toxic 6PPD! As communities nationwide grapple with the escalating effects of...

Tell Your Members of Congress to Protect Waterways From the Dangerous 6PPD Chemical!


A pervasive and harmful chemical called 6PPD is used as a stabilizing additive in rubbers and used in almost all vehicle tires. Over time, this durability...

Urge Your Senators to Adequately Fund PFAS Cleanup!


The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) recently submitted a budget request for the cleanup of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at military installations....

Urge Congress to Adequately Fund PFAS Cleanup!


The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) recently submitted a budget request for the cleanup of military installations, including those facilities contaminated...

Urge Secretary Buttigieg to Finalize the Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair Rule!


The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has proposed an Advanced Leak Detection and...

Tell EPA to Protect Our Communities and Waterways From PFAS!


The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to list nine additional PFAS compounds as hazardous. EPA must use its authority to protect...

Tell EPA to Finalize the Strongest and Most Durable Methane Regulations


Earlier this year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a new rule that would charge oil and gas companies for excessive climate-harming...

Tell EPA to Stop Exempting Factory Farms From Reporting Hazardous Air Pollution!

  • By: Thomas Hynes
  • News

Once again, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is walking back its commitment to revise or eliminate an illegal rule exempting factory farms...

Tell EPA to Protect American Waterways From Slaughterhouse and Rendering Plant Pollution!


The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a proposed rule to establish new water pollution control standards for slaughterhouses...

Dive Into Democracy: 2023 Year in Review

  • By: Thomas Hynes
  • News

Through our Dive Into Democracy blog and email series, we informed and engaged our U.S. audience on the most pressing clean water issues of the day. In...

We Must Urge Congress to Pass the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2023!


Representative Jared Huffman (CA) and Senator Jeff Merkley (OR) recently reintroduced the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act, a sweeping but common-sense...

Tell the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to Stop Enabling the Chaos That CAFOs Create


Farming in North Carolina is not what it used to be. Profit-driven industrial giants have eradicated the traditional “family farm” model of agriculture....

Help Fully Restore the National Environmental Policy Act


The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), passed in 1970, requires federal agencies to assess any significant environmental impacts a federal action,...

Tell Congress to Pass the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act!


The Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act, which was first introduced in 2020 and updated in 2021, will soon be reintroduced in both the U.S. House of...

Help Extend Water Quality Protections to Tribal Waters


The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed a new rule that would institute federal baseline water quality standards (WQS)...

Tell Congress to Keep Plastic Out of Our National Parks!

  • By: Thomas Hynes
  • News

Representative Mike Quigley of Illinois recently introduced House Resolution 4561, also known as the Reducing Waste in National Parks Act, for the reduction...

Urge USDOT to Finalize the Strongest Possible Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair Standards


The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), by way of its Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), recently announced a proposed...