Press Releases – Waterkeeper

Press Releases

EPA’s Narrowed Definition of WOTUS Threatens Water Quality


Waterkeeper Alliance is sounding the alarm about the newly announced draft rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department...

Latin American Waterkeepers Call for Stronger Climate Action at COP30


A coalition of Latin American Waterkeeper groups, with support from Waterkeeper Alliance, have submitted a new declaration (Spanish, English) and an open...

Waterkeeper Alliance Files FOIA Request to Uncover EPA’s Backroom Dealings on Toxic “Forever Chemicals” in Drinking Water


Waterkeeper Alliance has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to compel the release of...

Appeal Pushes for Transparency in Animal Agriculture Emissions


Waterkeeper Alliance and a coalition of conservation and community organizations have filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of...

Waterkeeper Alliance Condemns Pentagon for Delaying PFAS Cleanup at Military Bases


Waterkeeper Alliance is calling on President Trump and Congress to hold the Department of Defense (DoD) accountable after a New York Times report revealed...

New Report Quantifies Alarming Levels of Plastic Pellet Pollution in International Waterways, Highlights Need for Strong Global Plastic Treaty


A new International Plastic Pellet Count report released by Waterkeeper Alliance, in partnership with 5Gyres, the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG),...

Waterkeeper Alliance and Allies Sue EPA for Abandoning Slaughterhouse Water Pollution Rules


Waterkeeper Alliance joined a coalition of 10 environmental and public health organizations, including Cape Fear River Watch, in filing a federal lawsuit...

Waterkeeper Alliance Condemns EPA’s Decision to Halt Rulemaking to Reduce Water Pollution From Slaughterhouses


This Action Will Leave Tens of Millions of Americans at Risk from Unsafe Drinking Water and Other Contamination Over the Labor Day weekend, U.S. Environmental...

Waterkeeper Alliance to World Leaders: The Planet Can’t Wait, Cut Plastic Pollution Now 


Despite the world’s worsening plastic pollution crisis, global leaders failed to reach consensus on a legally binding global plastics treaty during...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Waterkeeper Alliance Celebrates Major Legal Victory Against Colorado’s Gross Dam Expansion Project


The United States District Court for the District of Colorado granted Waterkeeper Alliance and its co-petitioners—Save the Colorado, The Environmental...

Who Is Waterkeeper: Nedup Tshering, WangChu Waterkeeper


At sixteen thousand feet, in the thin air of the high Himalayas, a stream forms from pristine glacial meltwater. As several streams converge into a river,...

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,...

WA Dept. of Ecology Ordered to Rewrite Industrial Dairy Permits to Increase Protections for Water and Public Health


In response to a challenge from community and conservation groups, including Waterkeeper Alliance and Puget Soundkeeper, the Washington State Pollution...

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...

Who Is Waterkeeper: RJ Turcotte, Nantucket Waterkeeper


RJ Turcotte grew up obsessed with the water. He loved the ocean and pretty much anything that swam. He fostered that curiosity at the University of Rhode...

Launching the Great Salt Lake Waterkeeper: A Vital Step to Protect a Global Treasure


Waterkeeper Alliance recently joined Utah Rivers Council in Park City, Utah, to announce and officially launch the Great Salt Lake Waterkeeper. This critical...

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Waterkeeper Alliance Opposes Resolutions to Eliminate Methane Fee For Largest Polluters


Today, the House and Senate introduced Congressional Review Act resolutions to eliminate a commonsense methane emissions fee targeting the largest industry...

Waterkeeper Alliance Responds to Lee Zeldin Confirmation as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency


Today, in response to the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of former Congressman Lee Zeldin as the next Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,...

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 Welcomes Former President and Constitutional Vice President of the Republic of Ecuador to Global Ambassador Program


Waterkeeper Alliance welcomes Dr. Rosalia Arteaga to its Global Ambassador Program, which works to support the organization’s mission to protect the...

Waterkeeper Alliance Applauds Historic Action to Protect Our Oceans and At-Risk Communities From Dangerous Offshore Drilling


Today’s bold and historic action to withdraw 625 million acres of public waters from new offshore oil and gas drilling delivers a powerful safeguard...

Waterkeeper Alliance Applauds Historic Proposal to Protect the Eastern Hellbender Salamander


Waterkeeper Alliance today celebrates the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) historic proposal to list the Eastern hellbender salamander as an endangered...

Waterkeeper Alliance Delivers COP29 Statement: UNFCCC Must Take Immediate Climate Action to Phase Out Fossil Fuels


Waterkeeper Alliance Calls on the United Nations to Mandate a Legally Binding Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Today, as countries gather for the first...