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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Suit Strives to Restore Broad Protections to Nation’s Waterways
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
A coalition of environmental groups today filed an amended complaint challenging a Trump administration rule redefining “waters of the United States”...
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Environmentalists Request Update on Disney’s Project at Lighthouse Point
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
On December 14th, the Last Chance for Lighthouse Point campaign partners sent a letter to the Bahamian Minister of the Environment and Housing and the...
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500 Groups Urge Biden to Order Fossil Fuel Leasing Ban
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy | Press Releases
Proposed Executive Order Could Be Implemented Immediately by New Interior Secretary Hundreds of conservation, Native American, religious and business groups...
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Leading Environmental Group Urges 5-Point Action Plan During Biden Administration’s First 100 Days
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Waterkeeper Alliance and More Than 100 of its U.S. Waterkeeper Groups Send Memorandum to President-Elect “It’s Now or Never,” Says Waterkeeper’s...
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Waterkeeper Alliance Names Gloria Reuben as President
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Press Releases
Environmental activist, actress, singer, and author to lead global nonprofit in fight for clean water Waterkeeper Alliance, the leading global nonprofit...
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Legal Protest Blasts Trump Administration Plan for 47,000 Acres of Fracking Leases in Colorado
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy | Press Releases
Leases Threaten Sage Grouse, Climate Pollution Weeks Ahead of Biden’s Promised Leasing Ban Conservation groups filed a protest today challenging the...
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Legal Protest Blasts Plan for 430 Square Miles of Fracking Leases in Wyoming
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy | Press Releases
Trump Plan Threatens 43 Million Tons of Climate Pollution Ahead of Biden’s Promised Leasing Ban Citing harm to wildlife, clean air, and the climate,...
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Resigns as Waterkeeper Alliance President
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Press Releases
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced yesterday that he was stepping down as President of Waterkeeper Alliance, a position he has held for more than 20 years,...
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Waterkeeper Alliance Responds to Biden Victory
- 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...
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Environmental Groups File Lawsuits Against Trump Administration for Toxic Water Pollution Rollbacks
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy | Press Releases
Waterkeeper Alliance today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency challenging the Trump administration’s recent rollback...
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Environmentalists Seek Timeline for Disney’s Lighthouse Point Environmental Assessment
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
On October 27, 2020, the Last Chance for Lighthouse Point Campaign released a letter to the Bahamian Minister of the Environment and Housing and Dr. Penning,...
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Proposal Filed With Federal Court to Ensure U.S. Army Corps Addresses Harm to Endangered Species From Toxic Lake Okeechobee Discharges
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Algal Blooms Triggered by Releases Harm Wildlife, Coastal Communities Conservation groups filed a proposal in federal court today to ensure that the U.S....
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A Win for the Marañón River? Enel asks Peruvian Government to terminate dam contract
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Future of Critical Amazon River Tributary Still in Danger A global energy company with a concession to build a dam on the Marañón River, a major tributary...
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Newly Released Video Shows Tranquil Villages That Would be Flooded if Marañón Dams are Built
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Marañón Waterkeeper and Waterkeeper Alliance released a video that takes viewers to tranquil villages on the floor of Peru’s remote Marañón Canyon,...