News & Updates
Building Bridges, Not Walls. Connecting with our Baja Waterkeepers
- By: Sergio Moncada
- News
With the recent flurry of news about the “great, great” wall that President Trump hopes to build along the U.S.-Mexico border, not much has been said...
Buy Art. Save Water.
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- News
Hundreds of clean water supporters and collectors gathered at Sotheby’s on February 6, 2017 for Art for Water benefitting Waterkeeper Alliance. The celebration...
Art for Water – February 6, 2017
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- News
Urs Fischer, Mark Grotjahn, Jeff Koons, Ed Ruscha, and Other Renowned Artists Auction Works to Benefit Waterkeeper Alliance at Art for Water – February...
Will This Wild, Secret Himalayan River Be Dammed?
- By: Gary Wockner
- News
The Karnali River – Nepal’s biggest and last free-flowing river, and the sacred headwaters of the Ganges – is threatened by a massive dam Megh Ale...
Pruitt Will Help Dismantle Our Environmental Protections
- By: Marc Yaggi
- News
This morning, Republican Senators on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee green-lit Scott Pruitt as EPA Administrator despite objection...
Correcting Scott Pruitt’s Environmental Record – David Page, Oklahoma Environmental Attorney
- By: ajcarapella
- News
By David P. Page I have practiced environmental law in Oklahoma for over 30 years. During this time Mr. Pruitt has, with regard to environmental issues,...
Iraqi Waterkeepers Impacted By “Muslim Ban”
- By: Marc Yaggi
- News
It has been just a little over a week and the Trump Administration has acted with speed to open the door to fast track Dakota Access Pipeline and welcome...
Mountain Watershed Association Appeals Rustic Ridge Deep Mine Permit
- By: Youghiogheny Riverkeeper
- News
By Krissy Kasserman, Youghiogheny Riverkeeper. A version of this post originally appeared on Youghiogheny Riverkeeper’s blog. On Friday, January...
Scott Pruitt is unfit to serve as EPA Administrator
- By: Daniel E. Estrin
- News
Waterkeeper Alliance Senior Attorney Kelly Foster spoke as an expert witness on a panel discussion held last Tuesday by Senate Democrats on the United...
EPA Media Freeze Puts Lives At Risk
- By: Donna Lisenby
- News
Yesterday, the Trump administration ordered specific prohibitions banning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from issuing press releases, blog...
ACT NOW: EPA Is In Danger
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- News
Yesterday, Senate Democrats on the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hosted a panel discussion to further examine U.S. Environmental...
Senate Democrats to Host Panel Discussion on Pruitt Nomination
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense
*MEDIA ADVISORY* Ranking Member Carper, Senate Democrats to Host Panel Discussion on Pruitt Nomination WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the committee hearing...
President Trump’s Pipeline Orders Threaten Public Waters
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense
Today, President Trump signed presidential memorandums to advance construction of the Dakota Access and the Keystone XL pipelines that will threaten the...
Squaw Valley Expands World Cup Weekend with Addition of Toyota Ski ProAm Competition
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- News
While the top women’s alpine ski racers in the world prepare to descend on Squaw Valley March 10-11 for the Audi FIS Women’s World Cup Giant Slalom...
Declaration on the assassination of Aldemar Parra Garcia
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- News
The undersigning organizations condemn the assassination of Aldemar Parra García and express our deepest condolences to his family. Facts On January 7,...
Ecology’s CAFO Water Quality Permit Sacrifices Public Health, Drinking Water, Shellfish Beds
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- News
Location: Seattle Today, a coalition environmental, public health, social justice and public interest advocates and organizations representing tens of...
EPA Expresses “Deep Concern” Over Discriminatory Impacts of Industrial Hog Operations in North Carolina
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- News
CHAPEL HILL, NC – In a January 12th letter to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ), the United States Environmental Protection...
Waterkeeper Alliance Responds to Water Transfers Rule Decision
- By: Daniel E. Estrin
- Clean Water Defense
Waterkeeper Alliance is very disappointed in the Second Circuit’s 2-1 reversal of the summary judgment granted in our favor by the district court,...
Groups Intervene to Protect the Stream Protection Rule
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy
Washington, D.C.- Today, a coalition of local and national community and conservation groups filed a motion to be allowed to help defend the national Stream...
Coal barge carrying 1,000 tonnes of coal sinks in the Sundarbans World Heritage site
- By: Donna Lisenby
- News
DHAKA, BANGLADESH — On Friday January 13th, the MV Aichgati, a large bulk cargo vessel carrying 1,000 tonnes of coal, sank in the estuary of the Pashur...
NCEJN and Allies Respond to Latest Attack by Hog Industry
- By: ajcarapella
- News
This post originally appeared on North Carolina Environmental Justice Network’s website. Bullies don’t like it when you fight back. For decades,...
Waterkeeper Alliance | 2016 Annual Report
- By: Marc Yaggi
- Clean Water Defense | Climate And Safe Energy | Pure Farms, Pure Waters
Thanks to your generous support, Waterkeeper Alliance had a remarkable fiscal year. As of June 30, 2016, Waterkeeper Alliance had 292 Member and Affiliate...
Naropa 2016: A Call to Action to Protect Himalayan Waterways
- By: Marc Yaggi
- News
With all of the negative energy, fake news, trolling, hate speech and more invading our daily lives, it is refreshing to take some time to focus on people...
Saving the Surma River from “Going Down the Toilet”
- By: ajcarapella
- News
Written by Sharif Jamil, Coordinator, Waterkeepers Bangladesh After numerous protests from Surma River Waterkeeper, other green voices, local people and...
Trump’s Cabinet Will Throw Us Into Environmental Catastrophe
- By: Marc Yaggi
- News
ACT NOW: Write your Senator today and demand they do not approve Rick Perry, Scott Pruitt, Ryan Zinke, and Rex Tillerson to Trump’s Cabinet. The facts...
Waterkeeper Alliance Petitions EPA To End Federal Contracts With ExxonMobil
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Climate And Safe Energy
Environmental group says U.S. cannot do business with oil company that intentionally misleads Americans about climate change New York, NY — Today,...
Coalition applauds final denial of Jordan Cove LNG Terminal and Pacific Connector Pipeline
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy
MEDFORD, OR – Late Friday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) denied a request from Canadian oil and gas companies for rehearing of...
Proposed NCDEQ Permit Would Leave 5.9M Tons of Duke’s Toxic Material at H.F. Lee
- By: Matthew Starr
- Climate And Safe Energy
Matthew Starr is the Upper Neuse Riverkeeper based in Raleigh, NC. Before he leaves office, NC Governor Pat McCrory may be leaving one last gift under...
The Legal Reasons DAPL Is Not Dead
- By: Daniel E. Estrin
- News
Daniel E. Estrin is General Counsel and Legal Director for Waterkeeper Alliance. Like many concerned citizens, I initially felt great relief on December...
Environmental Groups Challenge NCDEQ For Failing To Respond to Citizen Complaints
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- News
RALEIGH, NC – Yesterday, Waterkeeper Alliance, Cape Fear River Watch and the North Carolina Environmental Justice Network (NCEJN) joined together to...