Climate And Safe Energy

Our Climate and Safe Energy campaign reframes the climate crisis as a global water crises and advocates for a transition from dirty fossil fuels towards more environmentally sustainable energy sources.

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United States’ First Tar Sands Mine Delayed


Companies and investors reject Utah’s unconventional fuels Vernal, Utah – US Oil Sands Inc., the company attempting to open the United States’...

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Waterkeeper Alliance Responds to Dakota Access Pipeline Permit Decision


Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it will not grant an easement that would have allowed the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline to cross...

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Conservation Groups Reach Settlement with Duke Energy on Sutton Coal Ash


Up to $1.5 million secured for clean water and conservation in the lower Cape Fear Watershed near Wilmington CHAPEL HILL, N.C.–Conservation groups...

Waterkeeper Alliance Update: Lab Analysis Detects Dangerous Metals from Duke Energy Coal Ash Spill


Update on lab results Scientists at Appalachian State University used a scanning electron microscope (SEM) to visualize samples of the spilled coal ash...

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Another Duke Energy coal ash spill discovered into the Neuse River


GOLDSBORO, N.C. — Waterkeeper Alliance and Sound Rivers have discovered a large coal ash spill into the Neuse River from the Duke Energy H.F. Lee...

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Conservation Groups Obtain Agreement Requiring Coal Ash Removal from Duke Energy’s Buck Plant


CHAPEL HILL, N.C.  – Yadkin Riverkeeper and Waterkeeper Alliance, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, have reached a settlement with...

Nearly 70 Organizations Call On President Obama To Protect The Gulf of Mexico


Groups Call for the Gulf to be Excluded from the Five Year Plan New Orleans, LA — Today, nearly 70 groups sent a letter to President Obama, urging...

Civil Rights Report Calls Out EPA’s Chronic Failure to Protect Most Vulnerable Communities


Confirms impacts and cost of coal ash pollution are borne disproportionately by nation’s most vulnerable populations NEW YORK, NY — September 23,...

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North Carolina Riverkeepers Blast NC Senate Plan to let Duke off the Hook for Coal Ash Cleanups


This afternoon, an anti-environmental faction within the North Carolina state senate suddenly introduced a bill that would effectively repeal key provisions...

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Waterkeeper Alliance Statement on NC DEQ Coal Ash Classifications


McCrory administration ignores state law deadline for Duke Energy coal ash cleanups RALEIGH, NC — May 18, 2016 — Today the North Carolina...

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Waterkeeper Alliance and Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper React to Shell’s Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico


NEW YORK, NY and BATON ROUGE, LA, May 13, 2016 —- An underwater pipeline at a Shell oil drilling platform has spilled 90,000 gallons of oil into...

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Transcript Sheds Light on Deceptive North Carolina Do-not-drink Advisories


McCrory Administration ignored and overruled advice of State Epidemiologist on coal ash toxin, put interests of polluters over public health RALEIGH, NC...

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International coalition issues urgent appeal to save Bangladeshs people and tigers from Rampal coal plant


Over 70 NGOs from 29 countries send urgent appeal to Exim Bank of India not to finance Rampal coal plant Nijmegen, Netherlands – A global coalition...

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Georgia legislature overwhelmingly rejects river easements for Spectra’s Sabal “Sinkhole” Trail Pipeline


John S. Quarterman is President of WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc., the Waterkeeper® Affiliate for the Withlacoochee, Alapaha, and Upper Suwannee River...

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Historic Petition Urges Obama to Halt All New Offshore Fossil Fuel Leases


More Than 45 Organizations Back Historic Legal Petition That Takes Aim at Ocean-drilling Damage to Climate, Wildlife, Communities WASHINGTON— More than...

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An Urgent Leap from Coal to Renewable Energy Needed to Ease Global Water Shortage


A Greenpeace study, The Great Water Grab, released today showing that the coal industry is responsible for deepening the global water crisis, has prompted...

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Fully Loaded, Coal-Laden Vessel Sinks in the Sundarbans


Waterkeeper organizations call on governments of India and Bangladesh to stop construction of Rampal and Orion Power Plants situated by the bank of River...

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Waterkeeper Alliance Responds to Five-Year Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Plan


Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released a draft five-year plan for 2017-2022 that closes the Atlantic Ocean for oil and gas drilling...

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Coalition celebrates FERC denial of Jordan Cove LNG terminal and Pacific Connector pipeline


Coalition celebrates FERC denial of Jordan Cove LNG terminal and Pacific Connector pipeline Medford, OR—Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...

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Statement of Peter A. Harrison to the United States Commission on Civil Rights


Good afternoon and thank you for the opportunity to address the United States Commission on Civil Rights today. My name is Peter Harrison and I am an...

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Taylor Energy Public Forum Highlights Serious Risks of Offshore Oil Drilling


Taylor Energy argues that oil leak simply cannot be stopped New York, NY and Baton Rouge, LA – January 21, 2016 – Yesterday, Taylor Energy held a...

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Call to Obama Administration: Keep Our Oil and Gas in the Ground


Drilling and Fracking of Oil and Gas on Public Lands a Major Climate Threat, Groups Call for Restraint and Detailed Study Washington, D.C.—Environmental...

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Will Climate Change Swamp Cartagena?


It’s November 2015 and I’m walking along the streets of Old Town Cartagena, Colombia, just a couple blocks from the Caribbean Sea. It’s supposed...

Groups’ Push for Transparency Results in Public Forum on Taylor Energy’s Decade-Long Oil Leak in Gulf of Mexico


Opportunity for the public to assess response and impacts on ecosystem NEW YORK, NY and BATON ROUGE, LA — January 11, 2016 — Taylor Energy will be...

Citizens groups, state reach historic settlement with Frasure Creek over water pollution


Deal sends strong signal to incoming Bevin administration Frankfort, KY – A coalition of citizens groups entered a settlement late last night with Frasure...

New Investigative Report Documents Threat from Oil Trains on Nation’s Neglected Rail Infrastructure


With a 5,000% increase in oil train traffic, Waterkeepers across the U.S. identify significant areas of concern with 114 railway bridges along known and...

Veil of Secrecy Finally Lifted on Taylor Energy’s Decade Long Oil Leak


September 3, 2015, New York, NY and New Orleans, LA — Today Waterkeeper Alliance, Apalachicola Riverkeeper, and Louisiana Environmental Action Network,...

Study Reveals 100% Renewable Energy In Chile Can Save 1,500 Lives A Year


Chile’s Citizens’ Committee on Climate Change labels government plans for climate action insufficient. Santiago, Chile – A new study has been...

Extreme weather event unfolds further in Vietnam with toxic spills and flooding now from multiple coal mine and power plant sites surrounding Ha Long Bay


Quang Ninh, Vietnam – August 1, 2015: Ongoing and forecast increased downpours in northeastern Vietnam have now seen toxic spills and flooding from...

Heavy Rains in Vietnam Cause an Avalanche of Coal Waste, Threatening Communities and Ha Long Bay World Heritage Site


Quang Ninh, Vietnam – July 30, 2015: Over the past two days, heavy seasonal rains in northeastern Vietnam have flooded local communities with industrial...