Press Releases

Musician Josie Dunne Joins Zappos and Sperry to Support Waterkeeper Alliance and Combat the Ocean Plastics Epidemic
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Sperry, the iconic footwear brand with a heritage of innovation and love for the sea, and Atlantic recording artist Josie Dunne, known for her personal...

On Earth Day, Rep. Huffman Introduces Bill to Clean Up Postal Service Trucks
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today introduced the Federal Leadership in Energy Efficient Transportation (FLEET) Act of 2019, legislation...

Federal Appeals Court Orders EPA to Strengthen Rule on Toxic Wastewater from Power Plants
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy | Press Releases
EPA must update guidelines for reducing toxic wastewater pollution from steam-electric power plants Siding with environmentalists, the U.S. Court of Appeals...

North Carolina Riverkeepers Respond to Swine Waste Management General Permit
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Press Releases | Pure Farms, Pure Waters
North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality released the state’s Swine Waste Management General Permit today, which governs disposal of the...
Trump’s Executive Order Undermines States’ Rights
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
President Trump plans today to sign an executive order that attempts to limit states’ role in approving permits required for oil and gas projects under...

North Carolina Orders Duke Energy to Clean Up its Coal Ash Pollution
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy | Press Releases
Decision Follows Years of Public Outcry, Pollution, Crimes & Spills After hundreds of North Carolina residents came out to meetings and called for...

20 Years of Water Protection and Counting – Waterkeeper Alliance Targets Clean Water Growth Plan to Protect Waterways Worldwide
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Network of clean water advocates protect more than 2.5 million square miles of waterways across globe to ensure clean drinking water and safe water access...