NY Times: "Florida Crisis Highlights a Nationwide Risk From Toxic Ponds"
“They’re just an irresponsible way to store very dangerous waste,” Daniel E. Estrin, Waterkeeper Alliance general counsel and advocacy director, told The New York Times in an explanatory piece on the recent crisis at a former phosphate plant in Florida. The piece highlighted that there are thousands of open-air lagoons housing toxic waste from mines, power plants, and industrial animal agriculture around the country putting communities in harm's way.
“ER” Cast to Reunite on "Stars in the House" on Earth Day in Support of Waterkeeper Alliance
Thursday, April 22 at 8pm ET - The doctors are in! The beloved cast of “ER” will reunite on “Stars In The House” for a very special Earth Day episode benefiting Waterkeeper Alliance. Gloria Reuben, who portrayed physician assistant Jeanie Boulet on the hit TV series, serves as the President of Waterkeeper Alliance. Gloria will be joined by George Clooney (Doug Ross), Noah Wyle (John Carter), Laura Innes (Kerry Weaver), Anthony Edwards (Mark Greene), Alex Kingston (Elizabeth Corday), Julianna Margulies (Carol Hathaway), Goran Visnjic (Luka Kovac), Paul McCrane (Robert Romano), Ming-Na Wen (Jing-Mei Chen), Laura Cerón (Chuny Marquez), Yvette Freeman (Haleh Adams), Conni Marie Brazelton (Connie Oligario), and CCH Pounder (Angela Hicks) for an evening of catching up and reminiscing about their time at Chicago’s County General Hospital.
Digital Rally | The People vs. Liberty Mutual: Voices from the Frontlines
Wednesday, April 14 at 4pm ET - Join us for a digital rally to demand that Liberty respect Indigenous rights and stop insuring fossil fuel expansion. Over the past year, Liberty has refused to meet with communities impacted by the fossil fuel projects that they are backing, and they are silencing all questions and comments at this year’s Annual Policyholder Meeting.
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Waterkeeper Alliance and Leading Bahamian Environmental Groups Slam Rushed Review of Disney’s EIA on Proposed Lighthouse Point Cruise Ship Port
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