Urging President Biden Onward in Pursuit of Historic 100 Days
With numerous executive orders and actions signed in the first two weeks of the Biden presidency, we're calling on the administration to carry this momentum forward to achieve a historic 100 days in advancing commitments to protecting our waterways, air, public lands, and climate.
“The exact course correction our nation needed, and it comes not a second too soon,” says Marc Yaggi, Waterkeeper’s Executive Director
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Wildlife From Nationwide Permit Program
Waterkeeper Alliance, the Center for Biological Diversity, and allies to sue the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for failing to ensure that Nationwide Permits reissued during the final days of the Trump administration will not jeopardize endangered species and critical habitat across the country.
Protecting Communities, Environment from Radioactive Phosphogypsum Stacks
Waterkeeper Alliance and partners petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to improve federal oversight of the radioactive waste produced by phosphogypsum facilities, including wastewater from phosphoric acid production.
Hydroelectric Project in Pacific Northwest
Broad Coalition of Environmental Nonprofits Urge Elected Officials to Oppose the Goldendale Pumped Storage Development
Reclaiming the Commons
Some Thoughts on Rivers, Wildlife, and People by James G. Blaine, writer and teacher, and Bernard W. Sweeney, of the Stroud Water Research Center
Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team, a Puget Soundkeeper Affiliate
Washington, U.S.
The Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team’s (DERT’s) mission is to restore and protect the Deschutes River watershed, with the primary objective to remove the dam at the mouth of the river and restore the estuary.
Lake Atitlán Waterkeeper
Department of Sololá, Guatemala
Lake Atitlán is Guatemala’s third-largest freshwater lake, a UNESCO biosphere reserve, a wetland of international importance, and one of the country’s main tourist destinations. Lake Atitlán Waterkeeper's main objective is to stop wastewater discharge into the lake.
Upper Colorado River Watershed Group, a Colorado Riverkeeper Affiliate
Colorado, U.S.
UCRWG promotes resiliency in the Upper Colorado River watershed, where annual snowmelt from the Rocky Mountains feeds the headwaters of the iconic Colorado River, through community outreach, education, and grassroots action.
