News & Updates
Waterkeeper Alliance and Partners Call for Investigation into Safety of North Carolina Drinking Water Wells
- By: Pete Harrison
- News
On April 1 the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), under the leadership of Governor Pat McCrory, submitted a report to the North...
At Least Four Dead at Bangladesh Coal Plant Protest
- By: Donna Lisenby
- News
Yesterday at least four people were gunned down and killed as they gathered to protest construction of a coal plant in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Sadly this...
6th Annual SPLASH Event Series, Presented Nationally by Toyota
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- News
We’re thrilled to announce the locations of our 6th Annual SPLASH Event Series, presented nationally by Toyota! SPLASH events will take...
Are You Ready to #LOLforH2O?
- By: Mary Beth Postman
- News
Comedians have a unique way of making us laugh even when talking about serious topics. Every day the news is flooded with reports of dangerous water...
Waterkeeper Alliance Urges Governor McCrory to Repeal House Bill 2
- By: Marc Yaggi
- News
Waterkeeper Alliance and Waterkeepers Carolina are urging Governor McCrory to repeal the House Bill 2 legislation he signed on March 23, which overturns...
Georgia legislature overwhelmingly rejects river easements for Spectra’s Sabal “Sinkhole” Trail Pipeline
- By: John S. Quarterman
- Climate And Safe Energy
John S. Quarterman is President of WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc., the Waterkeeper® Affiliate for the Withlacoochee, Alapaha, and Upper Suwannee River...
New York’s Ban on Fracking Doesn’t Go Far Enough
- By: Joseph Campbell
- News
Joseph Campbell is the Principal at Seneca Lake Guardian, A Waterkeeper Affiliate. New York State banned fracking, a dangerous form of drilling for methane...
Historic Petition Urges Obama to Halt All New Offshore Fossil Fuel Leases
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy
More Than 45 Organizations Back Historic Legal Petition That Takes Aim at Ocean-drilling Damage to Climate, Wildlife, Communities WASHINGTON— More than...
Cool Globes For Positive Change
- By: ajcarapella
- News
Have you ever wanted own a piece of climate AND art history? Now’s your chance. Inspired by a commitment made at the Clinton Global Initiative,...
Uncovering One of the Worst CAFO Polluters in Hominy Valley
- By: Hartwell Carson
- News
For months, French Broad Riverkeeper volunteers took samples to be tested for E. coli bacteria in the water along the Hominy Creek Greenway, a popular...
Coal Ash Units at Duke Energy Allen Steam Station Are Not “Low Priority”
- By: Pete Harrison
- News
My name is Peter Harrison, I am a resident of Durham, NC, and I am an attorney for Waterkeeper Alliance. My comments tonight will focus on the right of...
An Urgent Leap from Coal to Renewable Energy Needed to Ease Global Water Shortage
- By: Donna Lisenby
- Climate And Safe Energy
A Greenpeace study, The Great Water Grab, released today showing that the coal industry is responsible for deepening the global water crisis, has prompted...
Fully Loaded, Coal-Laden Vessel Sinks in the Sundarbans
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy
Waterkeeper organizations call on governments of India and Bangladesh to stop construction of Rampal and Orion Power Plants situated by the bank of River...
Statement by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on the Assassinations of Berta Cáceres and Nelson Garcia
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- News
Waterkeeper Alliance President Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. joined with 118 Waterkeeper organizations across the globe today in urging the U.S. Department of...
Waterkeeper Alliance Responds to Five-Year Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Plan
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy
Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released a draft five-year plan for 2017-2022 that closes the Atlantic Ocean for oil and gas drilling...
Coalition celebrates FERC denial of Jordan Cove LNG terminal and Pacific Connector pipeline
- By: Lesley Adams
- Climate And Safe Energy
Coalition celebrates FERC denial of Jordan Cove LNG terminal and Pacific Connector pipeline Medford, OR—Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...
DEQ In Bed With Big Pig
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- News
Groups Call on EPA to Move Forward with Investigation and Enforce Civil Rights Act RALEIGH, N.C. – March 7, 2016 – Community and environmental groups...
McCrory Administration’s Coal Ash Headline Is Deceptive
- By: Pete Harrison
- News
On Friday the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued a press release titled, “McCrory administration issues coal ash violations...
Progress on Oil Trains and Rail Bridges Chugging Along
- By: Larissa Liebmann
- News
Concerns highlighted in report vindicated Five months after we released Deadly Crossing, a report highlighting the troubling state of rail bridge safety...
MATs Rule Will Protect Waterways and Lives
- By: Marc Yaggi
- News
We applaud the Supreme Court’s denial of a request for an emergency stay of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Mercury and Air Toxics (MATs)...
Asheville to Lomé: Making Connections Around the World
- By: Marc Yaggi
- News
The new issue of of Waterkeeper magazine very quickly has become my favorite issue for many reasons, particularly because our team recorded a group of...
UPDATE: Black River Still at Risk, Hog Industry Still Peddling Deception
- By: Kemp Burdette
- News
About a month ago, I took a trip out to the Black River basin after seeing television ads paid for by the hog industry that talk about how the Black River...
Stoops Creek Spill Update from Congaree Riverkeeper
- By: ajcarapella
- News
On the morning of Wednesday, February 17th while collecting water quality samples, Congaree Riverkeeper discovered a broken force main (large pressurized...
SXSW Eco Announces Keynote Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- News
SXSW Eco is proud to announce our 2016 inaugural keynote speaker, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President of Waterkeeper Alliance, the fastest-growing global...
Health of the Black River at Risk
- By: Gray Jernigan
- News
Further Water Sampling Exceeds State Safety Levels Again SAMPSON COUNTY — Additional testing conducted by Waterkeeper Alliance and Cape Fear River...
Picture Perfect Day at Liberty State Park
- By: Sandra Meola - NY/NJ Baykeeper
- News
New Jersey is the most densely populated state in our country, which makes preserving our green open spaces even more important. Jersey City, NJ is home...
As Part of BLM Fossil Fuel Auction Protest, Author Terry Tempest Williams Buys Parcels
- By: Lesley Adams
- News
Large-Scale Protest and Activism by Prominent Author Ups the Ante on “Keep it in the Ground” Activism This morning, over 100 local activists protested...
Gov. Brown’s Cozy Ties to Oil & Gas Is a Threat to California’s Coast and Democracy
- By: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
- News
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. | EcoWatch This piece originally appeared on EcoWatch. Gov. Jerry Brown has been quietly maneuvering to oust the California Coastal...
Title VI Must Protect People, Not Corporations
- By: Gray Jernigan
- News
Since the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, our federal government has had the great responsibility of protecting historically marginalized individuals...
Keep It Clean: A Live Comedy Benefit
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- News
Join us in Los Angeles at the Avalon Hollywood on April 21 for our second annual Keep it Clean comedy benefit for Waterkeeper Alliance! This hilarious night...