Clean Water Defense

Army Corps Hands Industry Blank Check to Harm Nation’s Waters


Waterkeeper Alliance, the Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of the Earth, and Sierra Club have submitted comments strongly condemning the U.S. Army...

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...

Federal Judge Approves Intervention in Lawsuit Challenging Deficient Lake Erie Clean Up Plan


Waterkeeper Alliance, Lake Erie Waterkeeper, and Food & Water Watch have been approved to intervene in a federal lawsuit in Ohio District Court, Board...

New Analysis Finds PFAS in 98% of Tested U.S. Waterways Across 19 States 


A new report released today by Waterkeeper Alliance, in partnership with local Waterkeeper groups and the Hispanic Access Foundation, reveals that toxic...

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...

Waterkeeper Alliance Secures Major Legal Win Requiring EPA to Reconsider Outdated Industrial Water Pollution Standards


In a late-breaking legal victory for clean water and frontline communities, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled today that the U.S. Environmental...

Waterkeeper Alliance Condemns EPA’s Dangerous Decision to Weaken Limits on Toxic “Forever Chemicals” in U.S. Drinking Water


Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to weaken federal limits on PFAS “forever chemicals” in drinking water. The agency intends...

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...

EPA’s Announcement on PFAS Contamination Poses More Questions than Answers


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin recently announced upcoming “agency actions to address per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances...

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,...

Holding Elected Officials Accountable in the United States: 25 Years of Waterkeeper Alliance


At Waterkeeper Alliance, we recently marked a significant milestone, celebrating our 25th anniversary and a quarter-century of protecting the fundamental...

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...

Waterkeeper Alliance Sounds Alarm About Attacks on Landmark Clean Water Safeguards


Waterkeeper Alliance, which unites a movement of 300+ locally based Waterkeeper groups, including more than 150 nationwide, is sounding the alarm about...

New Lawsuit Challenges Federal Failure to Regulate Dangerous Phosphate Mining Waste


Conservation, public health, and environmental justice organizations, including Waterkeeper Alliance, Bayou City Waterkeeper, and Waterkeepers Florida,...

Supreme Court Decision Again Undermines Clean Water Act Protections


The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a 5-4 decision that severely restricts the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and states to protect...

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...

Trump’s Day One Executive Orders Aim to Rollback Clean Water Protections


Following the inauguration, President Trump issued executive orders that shield polluting industries and threaten clean water protections, environmental...

Waterkeeper Alliance Responds to Outcome of 2024 U.S. Presidential Election


In response to the outcome of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Waterkeeper Alliance CEO Marc Yaggi calls for strong, scientifically sound action to...

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...

Major Legal Victory Against Colorado’s Gross Dam Expansion Project


Today, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado granted Waterkeeper Alliance and its partners—Save the Colorado, The Environmental...

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...

Waterkeeper Alliance Responds to U.S. Supreme Court’s Overturning of the Chevron Doctrine


The Supreme Court issued its opinion today in the case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, explicitly overturning the decades-old Chevron doctrine—a...

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...

Environmental Groups, Local Crawfish Producers Bring Lawsuit to Challenge East Grand Lake Project in the Atchafalaya Basin


Today, a plaintiff group, including Atchafalaya Basinkeeper, the Louisiana Crawfish Producers Association-West, Healthy Gulf, Sierra Club and its Delta...

Coalition Takes Action Against EPA for Failing to Implement Clean Water Act


Today, the Environmental Integrity Project, Waterkeeper Alliance, and Center for Biological Diversity sent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a...

Waterkeeper Alliance Applauds the Reinstatement of Environmental Review of Financing of Industrial Animal Agriculture Facilities


Waterkeeper Alliance applauds the actions of The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to reverse some of the worst impacts of the previous...