Clean Water Action California Director Miriam Gordon testifies successfully for Natural Resources Committee
On April 27, Clean Water Action helped make significant progress towards banning polystyrene in food packaging when the State Assembly Committee on Natural Resources (NRC) voted to refer AB 1358 (Hill, Nava, Brownley, Monning) to the Committee on Appropriations, after which it will be brought to the floor for a vote. The NRC, chaired by Nancy Skinner (D), voted 6-3 along party lines to pass the bill. As sponsor of the bill, CWA was key to its moving out of the committee as Miriam Gordon, Director of CWA/California, gave supporting testimony to the NRC, underscoring the devastating environmental impact of polystyrene and countering industry testimony that the passage of AB 1358 will result in the loss of jobs.

Because polystyrene (commonly known as Styrofoam™) is harmful to public health, costly to communities, and a big marine debris and litter problem, Clean Water Action is sponsoring legislation, AB 1358 (Hill, Nava, Brownley), to
The drinking water of between 15 and 20 million Californians is contaminated with perchlorate, a salt that is used as the primary component of solid rocket fuel.