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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...

A Global Imperative: A Moratorium on Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling


The specter of climate change looms large over our planet, casting a long shadow on the future of communities across the globe. As we prepare for the 29th...

Who Is Waterkeeper: Xiaojing Wei, Upper Yellow River Waterkeeper


Xiaojing Wei is the Upper Yellow River Waterkeeper in China. From a very young age, growing up in Henan Province, she was always interested in nature....

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...

Watch the “Sister River” Documentary Today!


In this new short documentary, “Sister River” Hudson Riverkeeper Tracy Brown travels to Nepal to explore and help advocate for the Karnali...

Effective Water Pollution Cleanup and Innovative Solutions for a Healthier Planet

  • By: Waterkeeper Alliance
  • Blog | News

Understanding the Impact of Water Pollution Water pollution is a critical issue affecting ecosystems, wildlife, and human health. Contaminants like chemicals,...

A Watershed Week in Wisconsin: Recapping the 2024 Water and Climate Conference


We were thrilled to be in Wisconsin for our 2024 Water and Climate Conference! More than 250 Waterkeeper groups from 19 countries gathered in Milwaukee...

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...

Who Is Waterkeeper: Sean Dixon, Puget Soundkeeper

  • By: Thomas Hynes
  • Blog | News

Sean Dixon of Puget Soundkeeper grew up on the other side of the country in Buffalo, NY. Obsessed with fish, he learned to scuba dive as a teenager. He...

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...

Who Is Waterkeeper: Nabil Musa, Waterkeepers Iraq-Kurdistan


Nabil Musa grew up in Iraq, but was forced to leave the country in 1996 due to the country’s ongoing military conflict. His childhood was also marred...

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...

Who Is Waterkeeper: Patricio Chambers, Guayllabamba Waterkeeper

  • By: Thomas Hynes
  • News

Patricio Chambers has been the Guayllabamba Waterkeeper in Ecuador since 2018. He learned the value of caring for nature from his father, Rafael Chambers,...

Waterkeeper Alliance Takes to the Hill to Advocate for Biogas Awareness


Last month, Patience Burke of Waterkeeper Alliance and Tonya Bonitatibus of Savannah Riverkeeper traveled to Washington, D.C. for a week to educate decision...

Waterkeeper Alliance Appoints Sharif Jamil and Xavier Cortada to Board of Directors


Waterkeeper Alliance proudly welcomes two distinguished leaders, Sharif Jamil and Xavier Cortada, to its esteemed Board of Directors. Their appointments...

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...

Who Is Waterkeeper: Theo Thomas, London Waterkeeper

  • By: Thomas Hynes
  • News

The city of London was founded nearly 2,000 years ago by the Romans, who initially called it Londinium. Since that time, London has established itself...

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...

Catawba College and Waterkeeper Alliance Partner Again on Advocacy Boot Camp 2024


The Catawba College Center for the Environment-Waterkeeper Alliance Clean Water Advocacy Boot Camp recently concluded. This unique and immersive ten day-course...

Who Is Waterkeeper: Liliana Guerrero, Bocas de Ceniza Waterkeeper

  • By: Thomas Hynes
  • News

Liliana Guerrero has been the Bocas de Ceniza Waterkeeper since 2010. She had been living in Cartagena, Colombia, working as a law professor. A colleague...

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...

Waterkeeper Alliance Senior Attorney to Advise EPA on Clean Water Act Improvements for Animal Feeding Operations 


The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has invited Waterkeeper Alliance’s Senior Attorney Kelly Hunter Foster to serve on its new Animal Agriculture...

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...

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...

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...

Who Is Waterkeeper: Jim Moir, Indian Riverkeeper

  • By: Thomas Hynes
  • News

Jim Moir has been Indian Riverkeeper in Florida since 2022, though the organization has been around since 2000. Jim is technically the fifth Indian Riverkeeper,...

Waterkeeper Alliance Applauds EPA’s Historic New Rules to Protect Communities and Clean Water from Toxic Power Plant Pollution


The Environmental Protection Agency released four groundbreaking rules to address pollution from power plants and protect local communities and waterways...

Earth Day Declaration: Groups Urge Bold Action to Strengthen the Global Plastics Treaty


Today, in honor of Earth Day, a diverse group of 54 organizations from 24 countries across North and South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia...

Waterkeeper Alliance Applauds New EPA Rule to Hold Major Polluters Accountable For PFAS Contamination


Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a groundbreaking new rule to designate two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) –  perfluorooctanoic...