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Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Leads Multi-State Great Lake CleanUP Effort with Great Lakes Waterkeepers and Partners


Collaborative, week-long trash removal event to support and protect habitats throughout the Great Lakes Basin Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper is honored...

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Waterkeeper Alliance and Leading Bahamian Environmental Groups Slam Rushed Review of Disney’s EIA on Proposed Lighthouse Point Cruise Ship Port


Groups Plan Additional “Public Consultations” Starting April 15th Waterkeeper Alliance joins with leading Bahamian environmentalists in criticizing...

The Great Lakes Need You!


The North American Great Lakes are the most extensive freshwater system on the planet. Their surrounding watersheds and tributary rivers are essential...

Detroit Riverkeeper is Helping Reverse Decades of Unregulated Pollution


The Detroit River is a crucial strait in the Great Lakes system, connecting Lake Erie with Lake Huron by way of the St. Clair River and Lake St. Clair....

Who is Waterkeeper: Kathy Phillips, Assateague Coastkeeper

  • By: Thomas Hynes
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Kathy Phillips has been the Assateague Coastkeeper in the coastal watersheds of Maryland and Virginia’s Coastal Bays watershed for going on 14 years....

Bahamian Environmental Groups seek an extension of the public consultation process for Disney’s draft EIA for the Lighthouse Point project


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


Groups seek answers ahead of congressional hearing on disinformation Ahead of the March 25 Energy and Commerce congressional hearing on disinformation,...

Water Data Collaborative, a New Program at The Commons


By Erin Hofmann. Originally published by The Commons, republished with permission. The Commons was chartered as an organization built for bringing together...

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Help Suwannee Riverkeeper Save Okefenokee Swamp


Today, you can take action to help Suwannee Riverkeeper protect Okefenokee Swamp and the surrounding community in Southern Georgia and northern Florida...

3 Things You Didn’t Know About Water


In honor of World Water Day, we’re shedding light on a few facts about water that put the work of Waterkeepers into perspective. 1) 2.2 billion people...

Bahamian Environmental Groups to conduct a thorough review of Disney’s EIA


Bahamian environmental groups question whether a cruise port at Lighthouse Point is a good deal for Eleuthera and The Bahamas The Bahamian environmental...

How to run a farm and be a hero at the same time


By Mariana Cassini. Originally published by Nicoya Peninsula Waterkeeper, reposted with permission. En español a continuación In the Cobano District...

Jordan River Waterkeeper Takes to the Virtual World

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By Gidon Bromberg, the Jordan River Waterkeeper – Israel, and Co-founder and 25-year Israeli Director of EcoPeace Middle East Having a boat to navigate,...

Restoring Eroded Farmland through Creative Partnerships

  • By: Haw Riverkeeper
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By Emily Sutton, the Haw Riverkeeper with Haw River Assembly. Reposted with permission from Haw River Assembly. Controlling Erosion with Mushrooms Saxapahaw,...

Lawsuit Launched to Overturn Denial of Endangered Species Protection for Eastern Hellbenders


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


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


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


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


“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


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


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


Conservation and public-health groups petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency today to improve federal oversight of the radioactive waste produced...

Reclaiming the Commons

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Some Thoughts on Rivers, Wildlife, and People By James G. Blaine and Bernard W. Sweeney I. The Tragedy of the Commons “Picture a pasture open to all,”...

Waterkeeper Alliance Responds to Biden’s Executive Orders on Climate


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


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


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


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


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


A coalition of environmental groups today filed an amended complaint challenging a Trump administration rule redefining “waters of the United States”...

In 2020, River Protection Along China’s Beiyun Continued


Photos and text by Ms. Wong, Green Earth Volunteers Green Earth Volunteers, home to Beiyun Waterkeeper, has been dedicated to observing and protecting...