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Statement of Peter A. Harrison to the United States Commission on Civil Rights
- By: Pete Harrison
- Climate And Safe Energy | News
Good afternoon and thank you for the opportunity to address the United States Commission on Civil Rights today. My name is Peter Harrison and I am an...
The Black River Is Not “Pristine”
- By: Kemp Burdette
- News
On Friday, January 22nd, I woke up to learn of an advertisement that was making the rounds that was attempting to discredit environmental groups like mine...
Hog Industry’s Assertion that Black River is Clean Doesn’t Stand Up to Scrutiny
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- News
100% of Water From Black River Sampled Exceeded State Safety Levels RALEIGH — Waterkeeper Alliance and Cape Fear River Watch, a Waterkeeper Organization,...
An Act of God: Taylor Energy’s Fatalistic Fairytale
- By: Larissa Liebmann
- News
On January 20, 2016, Taylor Energy held a public forum on the ongoing oil leak at its wells in the Gulf of Mexico. Lest anyone think that Taylor Energy...
“Coal Ash Stories” Goes To Florida
- By: ajcarapella
- News
Imagine being afraid to drink your water, take a bath, fish, or farm. Toxic coal ash stored across Florida poses exactly these risks and many others to...
Taylor Energy Public Forum Highlights Serious Risks of Offshore Oil Drilling
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy
Taylor Energy argues that oil leak simply cannot be stopped New York, NY and Baton Rouge, LA – January 21, 2016 – Yesterday, Taylor Energy held a...
Word of the Day: Chutzpah
- By: Marc Yaggi
- News
Word of the day: Chutzpah – shameless audacity. Examples of the word of the day in use: In the Gulf of Mexico, a Taylor Energy well has been...
Confronting North America’s largest oil terminal proposal
- By: Bart Mihailovich
- News
Close to 500 concerned citizens packed a public events center in Spokane Valley, Washington on Thursday evening taking part in a public hearing process...
Call to Obama Administration: Keep Our Oil and Gas in the Ground
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy
Drilling and Fracking of Oil and Gas on Public Lands a Major Climate Threat, Groups Call for Restraint and Detailed Study Washington, D.C.—Environmental...
Will Climate Change Swamp Cartagena?
- By: Gary Wockner
- Climate And Safe Energy
It’s November 2015 and I’m walking along the streets of Old Town Cartagena, Colombia, just a couple blocks from the Caribbean Sea. It’s supposed...
Groups’ Push for Transparency Results in Public Forum on Taylor Energy’s Decade-Long Oil Leak in Gulf of Mexico
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy
Opportunity for the public to assess response and impacts on ecosystem NEW YORK, NY and BATON ROUGE, LA — January 11, 2016 — Taylor Energy will be...
Citizens groups, state reach historic settlement with Frasure Creek over water pollution
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy
Deal sends strong signal to incoming Bevin administration Frankfort, KY – A coalition of citizens groups entered a settlement late last night with Frasure...
New Investigative Report Documents Threat from Oil Trains on Nation’s Neglected Rail Infrastructure
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy
With a 5,000% increase in oil train traffic, Waterkeepers across the U.S. identify significant areas of concern with 114 railway bridges along known and...
Environmental Groups: Federal Government Tried to Hide Serious Harm to Endangered Species from Industrial Cooling Systems
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense
Ask court to compel agencies to release original biological opinion finding EPA’s cooling water rule will jeopardize endangered species NEW YORK, NY...
Bangladesh’s Ratargul Swamp Forest Poisoned in Act of Environmental Sabotage
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sylhet, Bangladesh — October 26, 2015 — Unknown culprits have poisoned a prominent canal in the Ratargul Swamp Forest...
USRowing and Waterkeeper Alliance Launch “Row for Clean Water” Initiative
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- News
PRINCETON, NJ and NEW YORK, NY – USRowing and Waterkeeper Alliance today announced the launch of “Row for Clean Water,” a joint initiative to promote...
Murphy-Brown Faces New Legal Challenge after Ignoring Agreement to Clean Up Hog Farm Contamination
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- News
CHAPEL HILL, NC –Conservation groups filed a motion in federal court seeking to require Murphy-Brown to comply with a 2006 agreement to clean up groundwater...
Waterkeeper Alliance Responds to EPA’s final Power Plant Toxic Water Pollution Rule
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense
NEW YORK, NY — Today, the United States Environmental Protection Agency released a final rule setting limits on toxic water pollution from power...
Veil of Secrecy Finally Lifted on Taylor Energy’s Decade Long Oil Leak
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy
September 3, 2015, New York, NY and New Orleans, LA — Today Waterkeeper Alliance, Apalachicola Riverkeeper, and Louisiana Environmental Action Network,...
Study Reveals 100% Renewable Energy In Chile Can Save 1,500 Lives A Year
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy
Chile’s Citizens’ Committee on Climate Change labels government plans for climate action insufficient. Santiago, Chile – A new study has been...
Waterkeeper Alliance and Colorado Partner Groups Assess Impacts of Animas River Spill
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense
Durango, Colorado and New York, NY – Yesterday’s spill of one million gallons of wastewater from an abandoned mine into the Animas River, a tributary...
Extreme weather event unfolds further in Vietnam with toxic spills and flooding now from multiple coal mine and power plant sites surrounding Ha Long Bay
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy
Quang Ninh, Vietnam – August 1, 2015: Ongoing and forecast increased downpours in northeastern Vietnam have now seen toxic spills and flooding from...
Heavy Rains in Vietnam Cause an Avalanche of Coal Waste, Threatening Communities and Ha Long Bay World Heritage Site
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy
Quang Ninh, Vietnam – July 30, 2015: Over the past two days, heavy seasonal rains in northeastern Vietnam have flooded local communities with industrial...
Lawsuit Challenges Loopholes in New EPA Rule Exempting Wetlands and Streams From Clean Water Act Protections
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense
In Bow to Industry, EPA Rule Hurts Water Quality, Human Health and Wildlife Across Country WASHINGTON—Conservation groups filed a lawsuit today challenging...
Judge Allows Taylor Energy Case to Move Forward
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy
NEW ORLEANS, LA — July 9, 2015 — Earlier this week, U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan dismissed Taylor Energy’s motion for summary judgment,...
Groups File Lawsuit Against EPA’s Weak Industrial Stormwater Permit
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense
Challenge vague limits that will be ineffective in controlling discharge of pollution from many industrial facilities into nation’s waterways New York,...
Gulf Power and Conservation Groups Agree on Plan to Contain Coal Ash Pollution along Apalachicola River
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy
Company Will Take Measures to Move Toxic Threat Away from Apalachicola River TALLAHASSEE – In a landmark legal settlement reached today with three conservation...
Duke Energy Agrees to Clean Up more North Carolina Coal Ash Dumps
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy
Three more rivers to be protected from coal ash threat, while others left behind Today, Duke Energy added three sites to the list of North Carolina facilities...
USGS Study Shows That Pollution from Hog and Poultry Operations has Significant Impacts on North Carolina’s Waterways
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- News
Today, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) released a thorough, multi-year study addressing impacts from concentrated animal feeding operations...
Norwegian Parliament Set to Ban Coal Investments
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy
Last week, Donna Lisenby, Clean and Safe Energy Campaign Manager of Waterkeeper Alliance, was invited to Oslo, Norway by Heffa Schücking of Urgewald...