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JUNE 2025
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The 2025 UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) ([link removed]) is officially underway from June 9-13, and Waterkeeper Alliance is on the ground in France with Waterkeepers Bahamas as well as Hann Baykeeper and Bargny Coast Waterkeeper from Senegal. Together, we are supporting coordinated advocacy for a #FossilFreeOcean and a strong UNOC declaration to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development.
On June 11, we’re co-hosting a side event with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to a Clean, Healthy, and Sustainable Environment. The event will highlight policy innovations, global standards, and grassroots strategies for advancing rights-based ocean governance. Waterkeepers Bahamas Executive Director and Bimini Coastal Waterkeeper Andurah Daxon, along with Hann Baykeeper Mbacke Seck, will share their perspectives on the threats posed by oil and gas drilling in coastal communities.
On June 12, Climate and Safe Energy Campaign Manager Isaiah Back-Gaal will join the panel
“Ocean Frontiers at Risk: Fossil Fuel Expansion Threats to Biodiversity Hotspots and Climate Stability.” The discussion will highlight findings from Earth Insight’s latest report ([link removed]) on the threats posed by offshore oil and gas development, produced in partnership with Waterkeeper Alliance, Waterkeepers Bahamas, Hann Baykeeper, Bargny Coast Waterkeeper, and others. The report presents 11 case studies from around the world, exposing the ecological and social risks of new oil and gas projects—and the growing resistance from local communities, Indigenous peoples, and environmental advocates.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is denying its duty to all of us by not finalizing the strongest possible slaughterhouse and rendering plant regulations. These facilities have been discharging unchecked pollution for decades, leading to toxic algal blooms and "dead zones" that contaminate drinking water, cause fish kills, and other serious harms to our communities and the environment. We cannot afford more delays or half-measures. Join us in demanding the strongest possible protections today! Don't miss this chance—submit your comment today! ([link removed])
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** Episode Three of Series Three Is Live!
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Now streaming! In this month’s episode of Equity In Every Drop, Puget Soundkeeper Sean Dixon discusses 6PPD, a highly toxic chemical compound found in tires, and the devastating effects it has on marine ecosystems. Listen here ([link removed]) or wherever you get your podcasts!
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Our latest Who Is Waterkeeper features Thomas Johansson, Swedish Baltic Rivers Waterkeeper, who has spent decades protecting rivers and restoring ecosystems around the Baltic Sea. Although he continues to combat threats to the rivers from climate change and toxic pollutants like PFAS and DDT, thanks to his efforts, wild salmon are finally spawning again. When commercial fisheries also returned to the restored waters, he chose collaboration over conflict — launching a program to buy out fishing rights that is now being replicated across the Baltics.
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