Toggle navigationDonateDonateAboutCampaignsWaterkeepersGet InvolvedNewssearchGet the NewsletterWaterkeeper Alliance is the largest and fastest growing nonprofit solely focused on clean water.Find a WaterkeeperGet UpdatesShareHurricane Dorian ResponseOur Waterkeepers are on the frontlines of natural and manmade disasters, working to assess environmental impacts and assist community members in a time of need. Waterkeeper Alliance’s Rapid Response program mobilizes our expertise, communications and advocacy support, and calls on the entire Waterkeeper network to assist when disaster strikes.Our Waterkeepers in the Bahamas are safe and are ready to deploy to the scene, as soon as they can, to evaluate environmental impacts, assist citizens, and inform the public. Our Southeastern U.S. Waterkeepers are standing by, ready to respond when the storm makes landfall.Please support our rapid response efforts by visiting our donation page and selecting “Hurricane Dorian – Bahamas” or “Hurricane Dorian – Southeastern U.S.” from the gift designation dropdown. We will be posting updates on our channels as the storm progresses.Photo: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s GOES-EastOur CampaignsPure Farms, Pure Waters
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N.C.’s Poultry Waste Threat Growing by 18.16 Million birds Since Florence
by Ellen Simon
Sep 3 2019
North Carolina’s unregulated poultry industry added enough barns in the year since Hurricane Florence to house at least 18.165 million more birds at a time in four watersheds alone, according to data from North Carolina Waterkeeper groups.   Even before its growth in the last year, North Carolina’s 515.3 million chickens and turkeys produced five million ...
River Cleanups: “Gateway Drug to Stewardship”
by Ellen Simon
Sep 3 2019
Arranging a cleanup can be the human equivalent of planting saplings, or seeding an oyster bed, helping Waterkeepers grow a base of dedicated activists. As Waterkeepers around the world prepare for September’s Cleanup month, we spoke with some about the advocacy work they’ve woven into cleanups, as well as the lasting changes they’ve seen in ...
Stop the Spread of Coal Ash Contamination!
by Larissa Liebmann
Aug 26 2019
The Trump administration’s weakening of public protections from coal pollution is not saving the dying coal industry and has done nothing to help struggling coal workers. However, EPA continues to push forward regulatory rollbacks that will endanger public and environmental health—largely for the benefit of short-term profits for the coal industry.  EPA recently unveiled its ...
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