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.

Judge Allows Taylor Energy Case to Move Forward


NEW ORLEANS, LA — July 9, 2015 — Earlier this week, U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan dismissed Taylor Energy’s motion for summary judgment,...

Gulf Power and Conservation Groups Agree on Plan to Contain Coal Ash Pollution along Apalachicola River


Company Will Take Measures to Move Toxic Threat Away from Apalachicola River TALLAHASSEE – In a landmark legal settlement reached today with three conservation...

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Duke Energy Agrees to Clean Up more North Carolina Coal Ash Dumps


Three more rivers to be protected from coal ash threat, while others left behind Today, Duke Energy added three sites to the list of North Carolina facilities...

Norwegian Parliament Set to Ban Coal Investments


Last week, Donna Lisenby, Clean and Safe Energy Campaign Manager of Waterkeeper Alliance, was invited to Oslo, Norway by Heffa Schücking of Urgewald...

Great Lakes Waterkeepers and Waterkeeper Alliance Urge Canadian Authorities to Ditch the Great Lakes Nuclear Dump


Groups Renew Plea to U.S. Secretary of State to Oppose Threat to Drinking Water Supply for 40 Million People NEW YORK, NY – May 27, 2015 – Environmentalists...

Judge Rules True Extent and Impact of Taylor Energy Oil Spill Can’t be Kept from the Public


Federal government and Taylor Energy have tried to keep secret the details of a spill that could bleed oil into the Gulf for a century May 21, 2015, New...

Asheville Coal Plant Retirement Signals End to Coal Ash Pollution


Continued Reliance on Fossil Fuels Troubling to the Region May 19 – Asheville, NC – In an announcement today, Duke Energy revealed a proposal to...

Waterkeeper Alliance Pushes for Meaningful Oil Tank Car Safety Regulations


New DOT Rule Fails to Provide Meaningful Protections   May 14, 2015, New York, NY —  Waterkeeper Alliance and Spokane Riverkeeper today joined...

Hudson River Groups Warn New Crude Oil Regulations Still Leave Public and River at Risk


May 1, 2015 – HUDSON VALLEY, NY – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released regulations today outlining new requirements for the design...

Groups Urge Public Process for Ongoing Taylor Energy Oil Spill


NEW ORLEANS, LA — April 23, 2015 — Apalachicola Riverkeeper, Louisiana Environmental Action Network and Waterkeeper Alliance today petitioned...

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Duke Energy Must Provide Clean Water to All Residents Affected by Coal Ash Contamination


NEW YORK, NY — April 22, 2015 — Letters recently mailed to residents by the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources...

Remembering the BP Oil Disaster


Written by Casi Callaway, Mobile Baykeeper I bet you can remember exactly where you were when the World Trade Towers fell on September 11, 2001. If you’re...

Environmental Groups applaud the divestment of shares from a company that proposed to build Senegal’s largest coal-fired power plant due to societal and environmental impacts of the company


UPDATE – MAY 12, 2015 – Waterkeeper Alliance and groups applaud development banks in Africa and the Netherlands for suspending funding for...

Groups Sue Frasure Creek Mining


Pikeville, Ky. – A coalition of citizens groups today filed a federal lawsuit against Frasure Creek Mining, LLC, for submitting to the state more than...

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National Coalition Plus Tens of Thousands Submit Comments Opposing West Coast Fracked Gas Export Plan


Portland, Ore. – On behalf of a diverse national coalition, including conservation, commercial fishing and private property owners, the Western Environmental...

Waterkeeper Alliance Calls for Immediate Action to Protect Communities from Dangers of Crude Transport by Rail in Aftermath of West Virginia CSX Train Derailment


West Virginia Headwaters Waterkeeper urges protection of communities through full public disclosure, as required in many states February 17, 2015 —...

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Dan River core samples show coal ash in sediment 40 miles from spill site


January 30, 2015 — MILTON, NC — Samples taken Friday morning from the Dan River bottom in Milton, about 40 miles from the site of a massive...

CSX Train Derailment and Chemical Spill in Allendale, SC Latest in a Long String of Incidents Highlighting Lax Industry Regulations


Savannah Riverkeeper on the ground calling for public transparency and cleanup January 28, 2015  — Yesterday’s chemical spill which resulted from...

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Waterkeeper Alliance Responds to EPA’s Coal Ash Disposal Regs


Rule will not adequately protect water or communities; Fails to follow science and properly designate coal ash as hazardous waste New York, NY —...

New Coal Ash Leaks Discovered at Duke Energy’s Buck Power Plant


New Coal Ash Leaks Discovered at Duke Energy’s Buck Power Plant Testing Reveals High Levels of Pollutants in Yadkin River – Duke Energy and NC State...

Judge rejects deals between Kentucky regulators and coal company over Clean Water Act violations


Judge rejects deals between Kentucky regulators and coal company over Clean Water Act violations FRANKFORT, KY – November 24, 2014 – The Franklin...

Citizen Groups File Legal Action Against Frasure Creek Mining For Falsifying Pollution Reports


Citizen Groups File Legal Action Against Kentucky Coal Company For Falsifying Pollution Records State Regulators Ignore Clean Water Protections And Enforcement...

FERC releases DEIS for Jordan Cove LNG export in southern Oregon

FERC Releases Draft Environmental Analysis For Natural Gas Export In Southern Oregon


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FERC releases draft environmental analysis for natural gas export in southern Oregon Broad coalition opposes project due to harm...

Chilean Financial Press Reports Cancellation of Second-largest Hydro Project in Chile, Citing Futaleufú Riverkeeper and Local Opposition as Reasons


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SANTIAGO, CHILE – October 23, 2014 – Chile’s financial press is reporting that Endesa, a multinational company which...

Riverkeeper and Scenic Hudson Call on DOT to Enact Immediate, Comprehensive Changes to Crude Oil Rail Shipping Regulations


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Riverkeeper and Scenic Hudson Submit Comments Calling on DOT to Enact Immediate, Comprehensive Changes to Crude Oil Rail Shipping...

Coal Ash Chronicles


It’s been a big year for the Waterkeeper fight to clean up our lakes and rivers that are being polluted by toxic coal ash from old, dirty power plants....

Bomb Trains: The Crude Gamble of Oil by Rail


Waterkeepers are already too familiar with the threat of transporting oil by rail, often through communities and along rivers that sustain human, animal...

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Duke Energy Claims Dan River Cleanup Complete


Waterkeeper Alliance, North Carolina Riverkeepers, and local residents reacted with shock and outrage to the announcement from Duke Energy yesterday that...

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Claims of Dan River Clean-up by Duke Energy Proven False


Tens of Thousands of Tons of Coal Ash Still Plainly Evident in Dan River Sediment Photos available here: https://flic.kr/s/aHsjZMx3P2 Raleigh, North Carolina...

Stop Fracked Gas Exports – Cove Point and Beyond


In an age when the consequences of global warming become more apparent by the day, you might think that the fossil fuel industry would be striving to minimize...