Press Releases

• May 8, 2013 NC Groups File Notice of Intent to Sue JC Howard Hill and Taylor Farm Swine CAFO for Violations of Clean Water Act
  Neuse Riverkeeper Foundation, Lower Neuse Riverkeeper, North Carolina Environmental Justice Network, and Waterkeeper Alliance have filed a notice of intent to sue the owners and operators of the JC Howard Hill and Taylor swine concentrated animal feeding operation in Jones County for violations...
   
• Apr 22, 2013 Choctawatchee Riverkeeper serves notice of intent to sue City of Dothan, AL for Clean Water Act permit violations
  Notice of Intent to File Suit for Violations of NPDES Permit No. ALR040007 under theClean Water Act
   
• Mar 5, 2013 Waterkeeper Alliance and Gulf Waterkeepers File FOIA Lawsuit After US Coast Guard Denies Information on Ongoing Taylor Energy Oil Leak in the Gulf
  FOIA Lawsuit Comes 1 Year After Waterkeeper Organizations Sue Taylor Energy Over Clean Water Act Violations
   
• Jan 29, 2013 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. heads to Fairmont Banff Springs for Waterkeeper Alliance fundraiser January 31
  Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., president of Waterkeeper Alliance, returns to Banff, Alberta this month to raise funds for the global Waterkeeper Alliance.
   
• Jan 17, 2013 HOLLYWOOD HITS BANFF
  The Fairmont Banff Springs & Sunshine Village set to welcome stars to The Fairmont Banff Springs Sports Invitational
   
• Jan 7, 2013 Groups in Court to Stop Groundwater Contamination from Toxic Coal Ash Waste
  Conservation groups today went to court in an effort to protect North Carolina communities and groundwater from toxic coal ash contamination at 14 coal-fired power plants across the state.
   
• Dec 7, 2012 Groups Stand Up for Clean Water Act in West Virginia Factory Farm Suit
  Pollution of local waterways, public health at stake from farm lobby actions
   
• Nov 30, 2012 Statement by Marc Yaggi, executive director for Waterkeeper Alliance on conclusion of trial in the case of Waterkeeper Alliance Inc. v. Alan and Kristin Hudson Farm et al
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, 30 November 2012
   
• Nov 27, 2012 No Ruling Today from Superior Court, Hyde County about NC’s Authority to Limit Industrial Egg Farm Pollution
  For Immediate Release:   November 26, 2012                               ...
   
• Oct 24, 2012 Statement by Marc Yaggi, Executive Director for the Waterkeeper Alliance on the conclusion of testimony in case of Waterkeeper Alliance Inc. v. Alan and Kristin Hudson Farm et Al:
   
• Oct 18, 2012 Jack Johnson Records New Videos Sharing His Clean Water Story With Waterkeeper Alliance
  Waterkeeper Alliance Features Clean Water Stories in Celebration of the Clean Water Act’s 40th Anniversary
   
• Oct 10, 2012 Groups Seek Cleanup of Groundwater Poisoned by Coal Ash Contamination
  Conservation groups today asked the N.C. Environmental Management Commission to require Progress Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Carolinas to clean up groundwater contaminated by old, unlined coal ash lagoons at 14 coal-fired power plants...
   
• Oct 5, 2012 Citizens Reach Landmark Settlement in Kentucky Water Pollution Case
  With a goal of restoring water quality and protecting public health from the impacts of coal mining in eastern Kentucky, a coalition of public interest groups and citizens today filed in Franklin County Circuit Court a historic settlement...
   
• Sep 20, 2012 FONSECA, Leading Port Producer, Launches Bin 27 Limited Edition “Artist Series”
  Holiday Partnership Celebrates Accomplishments of Waterkeeper Alliance
   
• Aug 15, 2012 Environmental groups: NY State’s decision to exempt farms from permit program will weaken clean water protection standards
  In response to Governor Cuomo’s proposal today to remove permit requirements for medium Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), a coalition of leading environmental groups released the following statement...
   
• Aug 7, 2012 Conservation, Wildlife, and Health Groups Seek Dispersant Rulemaking
  File Clean Water Act lawsuit against lagging EPA
   
• Jul 26, 2012 Today is Swimmable Action Day!
   
• Jul 2, 2012 Waterkeeper Alliance Approves Seven New Trustees
  The Waterkeeper Alliance Trustee Council confirmed seven new trustees to the Trustee Council and elevated three existing trustees to the Board of Directors.
   
• Jun 18, 2012 PlanetShoes.com Partners with Teva to Raise Funds for the Waterkeeper Alliance
  For Every Pair of Teva Purchased at PlanetShoes.com between June 18th and June 24th, Teva will make a donation of $10 to the Waterkeeper Alliance
   
• May 30, 2012 WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE LAUNCHES CALIFORNIA SWIM GUIDE APPLICATION FOR SMART PHONES
  New Smart Phone App Helps Beachgoers Find Closest, Cleanest Beach
   
• Mar 22, 2012 New Celebrity PSAs Celebrate World Water Day, 40th Anniversary of US Clean Water Act
  Waterkeeper Alliance Launches Series of Clean Water Stories Promoting Clean Water
   
• Mar 20, 2012 Waterkeeper Alliance Intervenes in Coal Industry’s Attempt to Overturn New EPA Mercury Regulations
  Waterkeeper Alliance and a coalition of 16 environmental and public health groups moved to intervene on Friday in a coal-industry lawsuit that seeks to block EPA’s new Mercury and Air Toxics (MATS) Rule.
   
• Mar 14, 2012 Environmental Groups Sue EPA With Dual Legal Actions on Pollution
  Today a broad coalition of environmental groups challenged the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) refusal to address a critical nationwide pollution problem - a problem that EPA has acknowledged for decades.
   
• Feb 28, 2012 Art for Water!!!
  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President of Waterkeeper Alliance, and Jeff Koons, Artist Chair, will host Art for Water, an auction benefiting Waterkeeper Alliance.
   
• Feb 2, 2012 Waterkeeper Organizations File Suit to Plug Taylor Energy’s Gulf Oil Spill and Pry Open the Veil of Secrecy Surrounding 7 Years of Contamination
  Calls on Obama Administration to Require Stronger Safety Standards and More Transparency
   
• Jan 26, 2012 Environmental Groups Win Big Victory for Clean Water in New York State
  Forty years after the passing of the Clean Water Act, the Westchester County Supreme Court ruled January 10, 2012 that New York State is failing to take legally required steps to clean up one of the biggest sources of pollution in its waterways - stormwater runoff.
   
• Oct 27, 2011 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Joins EcoWatch to Announce Launch of Nationwide News Service Website
  EcoWatch, in partnership with Waterkeeper Alliance, will host a public event along the Cuyahoga River to celebrate the launch of their nationwide news service website with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
   
• Oct 12, 2011 Waterkeepers Serve Notice of Intent to Sue Under Federal Environmental Laws,Targeting Oil Spills from the “Taylor Wells” in the Gulf of Mexico
  Waterkeeper Alliance and several Gulf Coast Waterkeeper organizations announced today that Taylor Energy Co. LLC, Samsung C&T America, Inc., and Korea National Oil Corp. have been put on formal notice that the Waterkeepers intend to file suit...
   
• Sep 8, 2011 WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE LAUNCHES SPLASH EVENT SERIES WITH TOYOTA AND KEEN
  First-of-Kind SPLASH Series Invites Americans to Swim, Paddle and Fish In Their Local Waterways to Celebrate the Importance of Clean Water
   
• Aug 23, 2011 Kentucky Coal Company Falsifies More Water Monitoring Data, Advocates Allege
  Coal company falsifies water pollution monitoring data.
   
• May 20, 2011 Waterkeepers Demand Action, Not Empty Promises, From MD Legislators
  Maryland Waterkeepers, citizens lead flotilla to Annapolis
   
• Mar 14, 2011 Pig Business on Capitol Hill
  Guest Speaker: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.