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Kick Out The Dams!

  • By: Marc Yaggi
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This week, I returned from a trip to the beautiful country of Sweden, where I spent time with Thomas Johansson, Swedish Baltic Rivers Waterkeeper, and...

Environmental Groups Sue over Unsafe Waters in New York City

  • By: Waterkeeper Alliance
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Lax Oversight Allows City and State to Evade Health Protections, Continue Sewer Overflows of 20 Billion Gallons/Year A coalition of nine New York City,...

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The Guayllabamba Waterkeeper Family of Quito, Ecuador

  • By: Gary Wockner
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The Waterkeeper movement – all 320+ of us around the world and our staffs – likes to think of each other as a family, but perhaps nowhere is that more...

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The Largest Source of Toxic Water Pollution | Dive Into Democracy

  • By: Larissa Liebmann
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Every year, over 2 billion pounds of pollutants are dumped into our waterways by power plants – the largest source of toxic water pollution in our...

Pulling out of the Paris Agreement is a threat to human rights

  • By: ajcarapella
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By Maia Berlow, Advocacy Intern at Waterkeeper Alliance As I think about the different categories of rights I deeply care about — minority, women’s...

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Fight for a Fairer FERC! | Dive Into Democracy

  • By: Larissa Liebmann
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Increased oil and gas production in the United States and Canada over recent years has lead to demand for new pipelines. Pipeline construction can be devastating...

Time to fight for local climate action! | Dive Into Democracy

  • By: Larissa Liebmann
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On June 1, President Trump announced that he will withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement. This decision threatens to dismantle the...

NCGOP Wrong on Property Rights

  • By: Will Hendrick
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This weekend, political conservatives are gathering in Wilmington, NC, for the 2017 NCGOP State Convention, where party members will consider a platform...

Great Beer for a Great Cause

  • By: Waterkeeper Alliance
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With a summer-long Instagram contest, the time is now to help Waterkeeper Alliance Save our Water and drink delicious beer! When you post using the hashtag...

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Pesticides Poisoning our Waterways | Dive Into Democracy

  • By: Larissa Liebmann
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Right ahead of Memorial Day Weekend, when so many families are heading to their favorite waterbody to kick off the summer, the House of Representatives...

“Flirting With Disaster” Film Puts Spotlight on a Looming Public Health Threat in Nogales, Arizona

  • By: Blue Evening Star
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Blue Evening Star is a representative of Friends of the Santa Cruz River Every storm that hits Nogales, AZ puts pressure on the deteriorating, leaky sewage...

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Business Runs Better on Clean Water

  • By: Orange County Coastkeeper
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Reposted with permission from Orange County Coastkeeper Blog Coastkeeper works to safeguard Orange County’s 42 miles of coastline and protect its invaluable...

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Read for the Earth: Wake up Our Love for Nature

  • By: Qiantang River Waterkeeper
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By Mei Xue1 and Lan Xiaowen2 of Qiantang River Waterkeeper April 22nd of each year is Earth Day, a festival dedicated to the world’s environmental...

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Sail, Boat, or March to Save Our Oceans

  • By: Waterkeeper Alliance
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On six continents, Waterkeeper Alliance has over 300 Waterkeeper Organizations and Affiliates fighting for healthy waterways, many of those along coasts...

Our Oceans, Our Future | Dive Into Democracy

  • By: Larissa Liebmann
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Our coasts are under grave threat from the Trump administration catering to fossil fuel companies. The land under the ocean off of our coasts is considered...

Divest for Children and the Planet

  • By: Donna Lisenby
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The children and our only planet home. Both are so abundantly diverse and preciously unique that they fill my soul with wonder. Inside my heart lives a...

Deja Vu Every Four Days

  • By: Marc Yaggi
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“This has been the longest 100 days that I can remember.” “It is exhausting.” “It feels like all the clean water, climate, and clean air...

7th Annual SPLASH Event Series, Presented Nationally by Toyota

  • By: Waterkeeper Alliance
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We’re thrilled to announce the locations of our 7th Annual SPLASH Event Series, presented nationally by Toyota! The 2017 season of SPLASH events will...

Waterkeeper Alliance Announces 7th Annual SPLASH Event Series, Presented Nationally by Toyota

  • By: Waterkeeper Alliance
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Thousands of Americans celebrate the importance of clean water by getting out on their local waterways to swim, paddle, race, fish and make a SPLASH! NEW...

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URGENT: Don’t let Industry Hijack our Regulatory Process!

  • By: Larissa Liebmann
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5/26/2017: This post has been updated to reflect the advancement of the RAA. Over the past few weeks, we’ve discussed EPA’s important role in creating...

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Testing the Waters So You Don’t Have To

  • By: London Waterkeeper
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By London Waterkeeper Theo Thomas The River Thames sometimes meets bathing water quality standards and sometimes it doesn’t. But we don’t know when....

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North Sound Baykeeper tours Hangman Creek, Washington’s most polluted stream

  • By: North Sound Baykeeper
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By North Sound Baykeeper Lee First Reposted with permission from RE Sources for Sustainable Communities My favorite aspect of being the North Sound Baykeeper...

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Bill Dumps Protections From Animal Waste | Dive Into Democracy

  • By: Larissa Liebmann
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H.R. 848 is a blatant attempt to prevent the public from taking action to protect themselves against dangerous pollution caused by industrial-scale confined...

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Through Wind, Rain and Heat – Waterkeepers March For Climate Justice

  • By: Waterkeeper Alliance
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On April 29th, 2017, an extraordinary gathering of passionate people emerged in towns and cities across the world to march for climate justice. Over 200,000...

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Waterkeepers Gathered to Honor Our Water at the People’s Climate March

  • By: Waterkeepers Chesapeake
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By Robin Broder, Waterkeepers Chesapeake Board Member Reposted with permission from Waterkeepers Chesapeake What an amazing weekend in DC! Thanks to the...

Fighting for the Right to Stop Pollution in the Bay

  • By: San Francisco Baykeeper
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Reposted with permission from San Francisco Baykeeper Baykeeper is opposing a bill recently introduced in the U.S. Congress that would make it harder for...

Statement of Maia Raposo to EPA’s Office Of Water

  • By: ajcarapella
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*Waterkeeper Alliance participated in EPA’s Office of Water public listening session, “Reducing Regulatory Burden,” on May 2, 2017.  Hi,...

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Save EPA | Dive Into Democracy

  • By: Larissa Liebmann
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On top of trying to remove the regulatory safeguards that industry finds too costly, the Trump administration is also launching an effort to weaken –...

People Before Profits | Dive Into Democracy

  • By: Larissa Liebmann
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Powerful and wealthy corporations and industry trade groups have been flooding the Trump administration with requests to gut critical public health and...

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Get In The Streets – Join Us At The Peoples Climate March!

  • By: Larissa Liebmann
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Whether it is rising sea levels, ocean warming and acidification, or changing weather patterns, climate change impacts every single one of us, and hurts...