Army Corps Sued for Failure to Protect Waterways, Endangered Wildlife From Pipeline Construction
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Nationwide Permit 12 Greenlights Environmental Destruction Environmental groups filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over a...
Deadline Looming for Public Comments on Disney’s Controversial Cruise Port in The Bahamas
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- News | Press Releases
The Stop Disney – Last Chance for Lighthouse Point Campaign is urging the public in The Bahamas and across the world to submit comments on Disney’s...
Who is Waterkeeper: Sandy Bihn, Lake Erie Waterkeeper
- By: Thomas Hynes
- News
Sandy Bihn has been Lake Erie Waterkeeper since 2004, though she says she has had an inherent love of water her entire life, something that has always...
Appeal Filed to Sustain Colorado River Flows and Stop Gross Dam Expansion
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Coalition Stays the Course in Fight to Halt Construction of Tallest Dam in Colorado History DENVER – A coalition of conservation groups filed a notice...
Waterkeepers across Michigan fight to keep their waters pristine
- By: Thomas Hynes
- Clean Water Defense | News
The state of Michigan is primarily divided into two landmasses: the Lower and Upper Peninsulas. Michigan borders four of the five Great Lakes, and, not...
Milwaukee Riverkeeper is turning the tide on years of industrial pollution
- By: Thomas Hynes
- Clean Water Defense | News
The Milwaukee River Basin covers nearly 900 square miles across seven Wisconsin counties. Its three main rivers — the Milwaukee, the Menomonee, and the...
Lake Erie ignited America’s environmental movement, but still suffers from a new wave of pollution
- By: Thomas Hynes
- News
Lake Erie is the shallowest and fishiest of the Great Lakes. Nearly a third of the Great Lakes population resides in the Lake Erie watershed — the lake...
Creatd, Inc. Announces the Launch of Vocal’s Newest Owned-and-Operated Community, ‘Earth’
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Press Releases
– Creatd marks Earth Day with the launch of ‘Earth,’ Vocal’s dedicated community for stories about the natural world and sustainability....
Settlement Agreement Reached for Windy Gap Firming Project Litigation
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Today, opposing sides in the litigation over the Windy Gap Firming Project (“Project”) reached and signed a settlement agreement that ends the litigation...
Waterkeeper Alliance and Leading Bahamian Environmental Groups Continue Extended Public Consultations on Disney’s Environmental Impact Assessment for their Controversial Project at Lighthouse Point
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Waterkeeper Alliance joins with leading Bahamian environmental groups of the Stop Disney – Last Chance for Lighthouse Point Campaign in their announcement...
Danger Above and Below the Surface: Pollution Threatens Africa’s Explosive Lake Kivu
- By: Thomas Hynes
- Clean Water Defense | News
Lake Kivu sits on the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The lake has a jagged coastline and dozens of islands. Most...
Waterkeeper Alliance Responds to Japanese Government’s Plan to Release Fukushima Contaminated Water Into Pacific Ocean
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy | Press Releases
Marc Yaggi, executive director of Waterkeeper Alliance, a global movement uniting more than 350 Waterkeeper groups around the world focusing citizen action...
“ER” Cast to Reunite on “Stars in the House” on Earth Day in Support of Waterkeeper Alliance
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Press Releases
Reunion Episode Will Stream Exclusively on PEOPLE and PeopleTV social platforms (YouTube, Facebook and Twitter) Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley to Host...
Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Leads Multi-State Great Lake CleanUP Effort with Great Lakes Waterkeepers and Partners
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Collaborative, week-long trash removal event to support and protect habitats throughout the Great Lakes Basin Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper is honored...
Waterkeeper Alliance and Leading Bahamian Environmental Groups Slam Rushed Review of Disney’s EIA on Proposed Lighthouse Point Cruise Ship Port
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
Groups Plan Additional “Public Consultations” Starting April 15th Waterkeeper Alliance joins with leading Bahamian environmentalists in criticizing...
The Great Lakes Need You!
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | News
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
- By: Thomas Hynes
- Clean Water Defense | News
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
- News
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
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
On March 26th, the partners of the Stop Disney – Last Chance for Lighthouse Point campaign wrote to the Bahamian Minister of the Environment requesting...
Environmental Groups call out Facebook Climate Change Disinformation
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
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: ajcarapella
- Clean Water Defense | News
By Erin Hofmann. Originally published by The Commons, republished with permission. The Commons was chartered as an organization built for bringing together...
Help Suwannee Riverkeeper Save Okefenokee Swamp
- By: Julia Widmann
- Clean Water Defense | News
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
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | News
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
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
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: Nicoya Peninsula Waterkeeper
- Clean Water Defense | News
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
- By: Jordan River Waterkeeper
- News
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
- News
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
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
North America’s Largest Salamander Threatened by River Pollution From New York to Missouri Conservation groups filed a formal notice of intent today...
Water Protection Groups File Notice to Sue Ameren over Toxic Coal Ash Pollution Violations
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Climate And Safe Energy | Press Releases
Waterkeeper Alliance, Missouri Confluence Waterkeeper, and Great Rivers Environmental Law Center today announced that they have served Ameren Corporation,...
Environmental groups call Disney’s Lighthouse Point EIA litmus test of its new 2030 Sustainability Goals
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
- Clean Water Defense | Press Releases
On February 9, Bahamian and international environmental groups with the Stop Disney – Last Chance for Lighthouse Point campaign sent a letter to...