Waterkeeper Alliance
Waterkeeper Alliance unites hundreds of local Waterkeeper groups that patrol and protect more than 6 million square miles of rivers, lakes and coastlines (Waterkeeper Alliance).
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Explain Like I'm 10
- A Waterkeeper is a person or group who watches over a river, lake or coast.
- They check the water and stop people from polluting it.
- It all started with fishermen who saved the Hudson River in New York.
The Five W's of Waterkeeper Alliance
Who
Waterkeeper Alliance and hundreds of local Waterkeeper groups across six continents.
Source: Waterkeeper Alliance, About Us
What
Waterkeepers patrol their local waters and defend clean water through citizen science, court cases, policy work, grassroots advocacy and community action.
Source: Waterkeeper Alliance, About Us
When
The movement began in 1966 with working-class fishermen on New York's Hudson River. Waterkeeper Alliance was founded in 1999.
Source: Waterkeeper Alliance, About Us
Where
Six continents. One example is the Mahanadi River Waterkeeper in India.
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Why
Clean water faces growing threats from PFAS chemicals, plastic pollution, industrial agriculture, aging infrastructure and climate change.
Source: Waterkeeper Alliance, About Us
Impact Statement
Nonprofit solution · active
Together, Waterkeeper groups patrol and protect more than 6 million square miles of waterways, supporting nearly 2.5 billion people (organization figures).
Source: Waterkeeper Alliance, About Us
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Waterkeeper Alliance traces back to a group of fishermen on New York's Hudson River in 1966 whose activism helped the river recover.
How This Saves People & the Planet
For People
Waterkeepers defend clean water as a basic right, in waters that support nearly 2.5 billion people (organization figure).
Source: Waterkeeper Alliance, About Us
For Nature
Their goal is water that is clean, healthy and safe for all people and nature to flourish, from rivers and lakes to coastlines.
Source: Waterkeeper Alliance, About Us
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