What We Do

Waterkeeper Alliance strengthens and grows a global network of grassroots leaders protecting everyone’s right to clean water. Together, we are a global force for progress, demonstrating the strength of unified action in advocating for clean water and amplifying the voices and needs of communities worldwide through our three primary campaigns—Clean Water Defense, Climate and Safe Energy, and Pure Farms, Pure Waters. These initiatives address major threats to water quality and work to protect vulnerable communities from environmental harm.

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Campaigns

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Clean Water Defense

Leading the global fight for strong environmental regulations.

Climate and Safe Energy

Combating the global climate crisis and advocating for a no-carbon future.
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Pure Farms, Pure Waters

Battling pollution from industrial meat production.

Priority Issues

PFAS: The Unseen Crisis

Waterkeeper Alliance and local Waterkeeper groups are conducting testing of waterways. The project addresses the public health and environmental threats posed by toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), especially in communities facing disproportionate impacts.

Plastic Pollution

Waterkeeper Alliance and Waterkeeper groups across the globe are taking on plastic at every stage of its lifecycle, from fossil fuel extraction to the pollution choking our waterways.

Protecting Clean Water

Waterkeeper Alliance and the Center for Water Security and Cooperation have created a practical playbook for strengthening water quality protections at the state level.

Offshore Dangers

The Sauver la Mer et la Pêche/Save Our Coast and Fisheries campaign is jointly led by Waterkeeper Alliance, Hann Baykeeper, and Bargny Coast Waterkeeper. It addresses the socio-economic and environmental threats posed by offshore oil and gas drilling in Senegal.

Impact & Global Engagement

2026 Impact Report

This report closes out our 2021–2026 strategic plan and highlights the work that will carry us into the next five years. Progress takes action, and every action counts for clean water.

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

As change accelerators, Waterkeeper Alliance and its global movement of Waterkeeper groups proactively engage with the UN, UN-Water, rights-holders, and other stakeholders to advance the SDGs.

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