Waterkeeper Alliance

Waterkeeper Alliance strengthens and grows a global network of grassroots leaders protecting everyone’s right to clean water.

[Waterkeeper Alliance @Waterkeeper]

1M+ plastic nurdles. 6 countries. The results of our 2026 International Plastic Pellet Count reveal a global pollution crisis hiding in plain sight. Action is urgently needed at the source.

Read more: https://t.co/l8xhLtnyKh | Video: Nurdle Patrol

[Waterkeeper Alliance @Waterkeeper]

Now Streaming!

In this episode of Equity In Every Drop, legendary activist Diane Wilson (@SABWaterkeeper)—author and 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize winner—shares her 38-year fight against petrochemical plants on the Texas Gulf Coast.

Discover how her persistence led to the largest citizen-led Clean Water Act settlement in U.S. history, and why determination is key to environmental justice.

Listen here: https://t.co/wks9BnbYoT

[Waterkeeper Alliance @Waterkeeper]

UPDATE: EPA has extended the public comment deadline on its proposed rollback of coal ash by two weeks, now closing on June 29.

Stop EPA from allowing toxic coal ash in our drinking water. Make your voice count!

Submit your comment today and help us reach our next goal: https://t.co/DDPviBnbvM

[Waterkeeper Alliance @Waterkeeper]

Our latest “Who Is Waterkeeper” spotlights Matt Pluta, @ChoptankRK . While his path to the Choptank River was not a straight line, Matt’s lifelong love for water ultimately drew him away from a business career and into environmental advocacy.

Matt actively engages the community using policy work and outreach to help others connect with the river and become advocates themselves.

Learn more about Matt and support his work: https://t.co/RTjYdq7sP9

[Waterkeeper Alliance @Waterkeeper]

Mark your calendars! A new episode of Equity In Every Drop drops tomorrow.

@SABWaterkeeper Diane Wilson has spent decades fighting plastic pollution on the Texas Gulf Coast.

She’s faced down threats, held hunger strikes, and even been arrested for taking on one of the world’s largest petrochemical companies.

She won the largest Clean Water Act settlement in U.S. history, and she’s not backing down now.

Check out this article from Inside Climate News, then tune in tomorrow as Diane talks about what keeps her going and why persistence matters.

🎧 New podcast episode drops tomorrow. Read, listen, and share: https://t.co/GuiyLdQ5rR

[Waterkeeper Alliance @Waterkeeper]

@EPA has proposed rolling back Safe Drinking Water Act regulations for four types of toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ which are linked to serious health risks. Weakening these protections would remove federal requirements to keep these types of PFAS out of our water, and it’s not the only weakening of clean water protections EPA is planning.

Tell EPA: protect our drinking water, not polluters. Take action today: https://t.co/dIePGoCHll

#PFAS #ForeverChemicals #CleanWater #EnvironmentalJustice #PublicHealth

[BWRiverkeeper @BWRiverkeeper]

UA student earns Munson Foundation scholarship with Black Warrior Riverkeeper. For immediate release: https://t.co/yy90VUzXW9

[Waterkeeper Alliance @Waterkeeper]

The fight against "forever chemicals" is far from over.

CEO @marcyaggi joins global experts in the June issue of @H2OGlobalNews to discuss the growing PFAS crisis and the urgent need for action.

While the challenges remain, Waterkeeper Alliance and local Waterkeepers are making progress against PFAS and other threats to clean water and communities around the world.

Read the article to learn more and support Waterkeepers’ work to defend clean water: https://t.co/fYWGH521YN

#PFAS #foreverchemicals #cleanwater #SupportNonprofits

[Waterkeeper Alliance @Waterkeeper]

THERE’S STILL TIME TO ACT!

The @EPA's proposed coal ash rollbacks will legally allow corporations to contaminate our drinking water. We cannot let corporate profits come before human health. The public comment window closes on June 12.

Leave your comment today: https://t.co/DDPviBmDGe

[Waterkeeper Alliance @Waterkeeper]

This #WorldOceanDay, we stand with @242Waterkeepers and coastal defenders around the world in their fight against offshore oil development for a more sustainable future.

Read our latest blog to discover what’s at stake and how we’re taking action to protect our oceans: https://t.co/zdwvPu2vxM

#ocean #bahamas #waterkeeper #cleanwater

[Waterkeeper Alliance @Waterkeeper]

Celebrate World Environment Day by learning about solutions that work with nature, not against it.

Available today on @PrimeVideo, Groundswell Film joins Kiss the Ground and Common Ground as part of an award-winning docuseries exploring how regenerative agriculture is building a more resilient future—one acre at a time.

Waterkeeper Alliance is proud to support this powerful storytelling and the conversations it sparks about the future of our food, farms, water, and environment.

For more information, visit here: https://t.co/4nLfkC03sb

#WorldEnvironmentDay #GroundswellFilm #Documentary #RegenerativeAgriculture #EnvironmentalStewardship

Image credit: Groundswell Film

[WaterkeepersAlabama @WaterkeepersA]

"Last week, the EPA held an all-day hearing on the proposed changes to regulate coal ash that were first proposed in April. The public can still comment on the proposed changes online until June 12. So far, more than 24,000 comments have been received." https://t.co/CRyv4zcDmR

[Waterkeeper Alliance @Waterkeeper]

@EPA is about to allow corporations to legally poison our drinking water.

The agency just released a new proposal to roll back federal protections on coal ash, a highly toxic waste byproduct that is already contaminating our water, air, and communities. This reckless decision would dismantle current coal ash safeguards, needlessly endanger millions of lives, and hand a massive profit directly to corporate polluters.

We can not let them put polluters profit over human health.

Your voice matters. Take action today: https://t.co/DDPviBmDGe

[White Oak Pastures @whiteoakpasture]

We are honored to be included in the documentary, #Groundswell, which shows the real benefits of farming with Nature. The answer just might be in the ground beneath our feet.

You can watch it June 5th on Prime Video!

[Waterkeeper Alliance @Waterkeeper]

Now Streaming!

In this episode of Equity In Every Drop, Tonya Bonitatibus of @savriverkeeper discusses protecting the 400-mile Savannah River system across Georgia and South Carolina. She calls for a shift in environmental messaging from abstract “tree hugging” to public health and safe drinking water.

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://t.co/Fv5QZoCtxC

[WaterkeepersAlabama @WaterkeepersA]

Major announcement from @CoosaRiverkeepr regarding staff changes: https://t.co/LKPIIllKpi

[Waterkeeper Alliance @Waterkeeper]

U.S. EPA's latest action rolls back key #PFAS drinking water protections, weakening limits and delaying enforcement of existing standards for these toxic #foreverchemicals.

We are tracking this closely and mobilizing a response. Stay tuned for how you can support.

Read our full statement: https://t.co/yhh3imOC5e

[Waterkeeper Alliance @Waterkeeper]

For decades, the U.S. Clean Water Act has helped reduce pollution in rivers, lakes, streams, and wetlands by setting clear rules and holding polluters accountable.

Recent rollbacks threaten that progress, putting millions of acres of wetlands, thousands of miles of streams, and many of our drinking water sources at risk.

States can step in to help fill the gap.

Waterkeeper Alliance and @WaterLawyers have released a practical guide for how states can strengthen protections after the Supreme Court’s Sackett decision narrowed federal protections.

Learn more about what is possible for clean water:
https://t.co/ldGrWw58nF

[Waterkeeper Alliance @Waterkeeper]

The video speaks for itself.

These tiny pellets may look harmless, but they are not.

Last Saturday, @SABWaterkeeper collected over 715,000 plastic pellets near a Dow Chemical facility in just 10 minutes.

That’s only a fraction of what’s out there.

At the start of the International Pellet Count, 600 volunteers across 114 sites in the U.S. and four other countries collected a total of 731,552 plastic pellets.

Think about that. And then think about how much is still in our water and environment.

This is why data matters. It helps build the case for accountability through advocacy, policy, and litigation.
Diane knows that better than most.

She’s a Texas mom who got fed up, fought back, and won the largest U.S. Clean Water Act settlement against the plastics industry.

And she did it with data like what we’re collecting throughout May.

This is what real change takes. People, persistence, and proof.

You can be part of it.

Read our release to learn more about the collective fight to end plastic pollution.

And most importantly, sign up for a pellet count and report what you find.

Diane is still fighting back. You can too.

https://t.co/MIkE3k1cvD

[Narragansett Baykeeper - Chris Dodge @NarraBaykeeper]

Want to be a @Waterkeeper Waterkeeper? Want to work w/two other super cool Waterkeepers (me and @NBRiverkeeper)?
@SaveTheBayRI has an opening as our South County Coastkeeper, being an advocate for the waters of the south coast of RI. https://t.co/Yg8K3w3BeZ