Press Releases

Groups to Biden: Halt New Oil Drilling, Cancel Trump Leases on Public Lands
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy | Press Releases
Climate, Indigenous and conservation groups today called on the Biden administration to halt new drilling permits and to cancel unlawful Trump-era oil...

Biden Administration Comes Up Short in Action to Restore National Clean Water Protections
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Important Waterways Across the Country Left Unprotected Indefinitely During Administrative Process Citing to the significant environmental degradation...

International, American, and Bahamian Environmental Groups Slam Disney for Stifling Public Debate over Controversial Cruise Ship Port in The Bahamas
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Waterkeeper Alliance, Friends of the Earth US, and four Bahamian environmental groups — reEarth, BREEF, Save the Bays, and Waterkeepers Bahamas — expressed...

Public Health Experts, Conservationists Ask Mexico’s Highest Court to Uphold Suspension of 49,000-Hog Industrial Animal Operation in Yucatán Peninsula
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Press Releases | Pure Farms, Pure Waters
Efforts Support Constitutional Claims Raised by Mayan Children MEXICO CITY, Mexico— Conservation groups, scientists, doctors, and public-health experts...

Army Corps Sued for Failure to Protect Waterways, Endangered Wildlife From Pipeline Construction
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Nationwide Permit 12 Greenlights Environmental Destruction Environmental groups filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over a...

Deadline Looming for Public Comments on Disney’s Controversial Cruise Port in The Bahamas
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- News | Press Releases
The Stop Disney – Last Chance for Lighthouse Point Campaign is urging the public in The Bahamas and across the world to submit comments on Disney’s...

Appeal Filed to Sustain Colorado River Flows and Stop Gross Dam Expansion
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Coalition Stays the Course in Fight to Halt Construction of Tallest Dam in Colorado History DENVER – A coalition of conservation groups filed a notice...

Creatd, Inc. Announces the Launch of Vocal’s Newest Owned-and-Operated Community, ‘Earth’
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Press Releases
– Creatd marks Earth Day with the launch of ‘Earth,’ Vocal’s dedicated community for stories about the natural world and sustainability....

Settlement Agreement Reached for Windy Gap Firming Project Litigation
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Today, opposing sides in the litigation over the Windy Gap Firming Project (“Project”) reached and signed a settlement agreement that ends the litigation...

Waterkeeper Alliance and Leading Bahamian Environmental Groups Continue Extended Public Consultations on Disney’s Environmental Impact Assessment for their Controversial Project at Lighthouse Point
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Waterkeeper Alliance joins with leading Bahamian environmental groups of the Stop Disney – Last Chance for Lighthouse Point Campaign in their announcement...

Waterkeeper Alliance Responds to Japanese Government’s Plan to Release Fukushima Contaminated Water Into Pacific Ocean
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy | Press Releases
Marc Yaggi, executive director of Waterkeeper Alliance, a global movement uniting more than 350 Waterkeeper groups around the world focusing citizen action...

“ER” Cast to Reunite on “Stars in the House” on Earth Day in Support of Waterkeeper Alliance
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Press Releases
Reunion Episode Will Stream Exclusively on PEOPLE and PeopleTV social platforms (YouTube, Facebook and Twitter) Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley to Host...

Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Leads Multi-State Great Lake CleanUP Effort with Great Lakes Waterkeepers and Partners
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Collaborative, week-long trash removal event to support and protect habitats throughout the Great Lakes Basin Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper is honored...

Waterkeeper Alliance and Leading Bahamian Environmental Groups Slam Rushed Review of Disney’s EIA on Proposed Lighthouse Point Cruise Ship Port
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Groups Plan Additional “Public Consultations” Starting April 15th Waterkeeper Alliance joins with leading Bahamian environmentalists in criticizing...

Bahamian Environmental Groups seek an extension of the public consultation process for Disney’s draft EIA for the Lighthouse Point project
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
On March 26th, the partners of the Stop Disney – Last Chance for Lighthouse Point campaign wrote to the Bahamian Minister of the Environment requesting...

Environmental Groups call out Facebook Climate Change Disinformation
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Groups seek answers ahead of congressional hearing on disinformation Ahead of the March 25 Energy and Commerce congressional hearing on disinformation,...

Bahamian Environmental Groups to conduct a thorough review of Disney’s EIA
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Bahamian environmental groups question whether a cruise port at Lighthouse Point is a good deal for Eleuthera and The Bahamas The Bahamian environmental...

Lawsuit Launched to Overturn Denial of Endangered Species Protection for Eastern Hellbenders
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
North America’s Largest Salamander Threatened by River Pollution From New York to Missouri Conservation groups filed a formal notice of intent today...

Water Protection Groups File Notice to Sue Ameren over Toxic Coal Ash Pollution Violations
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy | Press Releases
Waterkeeper Alliance, Missouri Confluence Waterkeeper, and Great Rivers Environmental Law Center today announced that they have served Ameren Corporation,...

Environmental groups call Disney’s Lighthouse Point EIA litmus test of its new 2030 Sustainability Goals
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
On February 9, Bahamian and international environmental groups with the Stop Disney – Last Chance for Lighthouse Point campaign sent a letter to...

After Drilling Bust Off The Bahamas, Groups Call for Permanent Ban
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy | Press Releases
Despite BPC Oil Drilling Failure, Danger from Offshore Drilling Persists The Bahamas Have Dodged a Bullet, Environmental Leaders Say After facing months...

Leading Environmental Group Urges President Biden Onward in Pursuit of Historic 100 Days
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
“The Exact Course Correction Our Nation Needed, And It Comes Not a Second Too Soon,” Says Waterkeeper’s Executive Director With numerous executive...

Broad Coalition of Environmental Nonprofits Urge Elected Officials to Oppose the Goldendale Pumped Storage Development
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
A coalition of fifteen environmental organizations called on Washington and Oregon elected officials to oppose the Goldendale Energy Storage Hydroelectric...

Lawsuit Launched Over Army Corps’ Failure to Protect Endangered Wildlife From Nationwide Permit Program
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Climate And Safe Energy | Press Releases
Program Greenlights Environmental Destruction Across Country The Center for Biological Diversity, Waterkeeper Alliance, and allies issued a formal notice...

EPA Petitioned to Protect Communities, Environment From Radioactive Phosphogypsum Stacks, Wastewater
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Conservation and public-health groups petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency today to improve federal oversight of the radioactive waste produced...

Waterkeeper Alliance Responds to Biden’s Executive Orders on Climate
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Marc Yaggi, Executive Director of Waterkeeper Alliance, a global movement uniting more than 350 Waterkeeper groups around the world focusing citizen action...

Waterkeeper Alliance Responds to Biden’s First Environmental Executive Actions
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Marc Yaggi, Executive Director of Waterkeeper Alliance, a global movement uniting more than 350 Waterkeeper groups around the world focusing citizen action...

26 Groups Urge Biden Administration to Take Bold Action to Protect Clean Water
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Alabama Rivers Alliance, Alliance for the Great Lakes, American Rivers, American Sustainable Business Council, Black Women’s Health Imperative, Children’s...

Groups Challenge Trump Administration Sale of 58,000 Acres of Public Lands for Oil, Gas Drilling
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy | Press Releases
Feds ignored effect on groundwater, cumulative climate impacts A coalition of groups today challenged five Bureau of Land Management oil and gas lease...

N.C. Court Chooses to Restrict Local Property Rights of Neighbors Besieged by Industrial Hog Waste
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Press Releases | Pure Farms, Pure Waters
Ruling Draws an Appeal From Civil Rights and Environmental Groups Challenging Special Legal Protections for Industrial Hog Operations Individuals suffering...