As the Trump administration plans to withdraw the U.S. from 66 international organizations, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and UN-Water, global challenges like water pollution, climate change, and public health do not stop at borders. Retreating from international cooperation weakens our shared capacity to protect clean water, people, ecosystems, and economies when coordinated action is most urgently needed. Waterkeeper Alliance and Waterkeeper groups around the world remain unwavering in our commitment to defend every community’s right to clean water, guided by science and strengthened through global collaboration. Read our full statement.

We’re proud to be featured in Impakter’s Most-Read Stories of 2025. CEO Marc Yaggi’s article on toxic forever chemicals takes a deep dive into the urgent issues surrounding PFAS pollution. The piece examines the policy, legal, and community-driven solutions needed to protect water and public health from these harmful chemicals.

PFAS contamination is a global human rights issue. Waterkeeper Alliance submitted a comment to the UN Special Rapporteur ahead of the 2026 Human Rights Council report, calling for urgent action on toxic ‘forever chemicals’ to protect water and public health, prevent exposure, and ensure accountability from source polluters.

PFAS is an invisible threat affecting communities everywhere. Upper Potomac Riverkeeper Brent Walls recently talked to The Weather Channel to help viewers understand what PFAS are, where they show up, what it means for them, and how Waterkeeper Alliance and Waterkeeper groups are supporting the fight for everyone’s right to clean water and a PFAS-free future.

Black-Sampit Riverkeeper Erin Donmoyer published an op-ed in Charleston's Post and Courier calling out U.S. EPA for failing to act on the surge of “forever chemicals” in South Carolina’s rivers. Despite alarming PFAS levels, the agency is rolling back drinking water standards to profit polluters instead of protecting people. Communities in South Carolina and across the nation deserve better.

When Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina in 2023, the rivers rose and so did the community. In this guest blog, Hartwell Carson, Clean Water Director for MountainTrue and former French Broad Riverkeeper, reflects on loss, recovery, and lessons learned, showing how collective action can turn disaster into hope. Read the blog to learn more about MountainTrue’s ongoing recovery work in North Carolina as well as their support for Clean Water Africa and Waterkeepers in Africa.

In this episode of Equity In Every Drop, we're joined by Dr. Rosalia Arteaga, the former President of Ecuador, a Waterkeeper Alliance Global Ambassador, and a leading advocate for environmental education. As we look forward to the Waterkeeper Alliance global conference later this year in Quito, Ecuador, this conversation offers insight into her efforts to promote local conservation practices and her project to establish a new eco-museum and library. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts!

Our latest Who Is Waterkeeper spotlights Elizabeth Ramirez, Cartagena Waterkeeper, whose passion for wildlife protection and healthy communities inspires others to protect such vital resources. Beyond her role as a Waterkeeper, Elizabeth is a former professor and judge in Colombia’s judicial system. Read the blog to learn more about how her leadership is transforming Cartagena Bay by strengthening community water defense through associations, workshops, cultural initiatives, and more.

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