Clean Water Action

Login | Register
Explore Your Community | Discover the Issues
  • Issues
    • Protecting America's Water
    • Combating Climate Change
    • Toxic Chemicals
    • Making Democracy Work
    • Clean Up Coal Ash
    • Fracking
  • States
    • California
    • Colorado
    • Connecticut
    • DC
    • Delaware
    • Florida
    • Maryland
    • Massachusetts
    • Michigan
    • Minnesota
    • New Hampshire
    • New Jersey
    • Pennsylvania
    • Rhode Island
    • Texas
    • Virginia
    • National
  • About Us
    • Clean Water's Mission
    • Finances & Effectiveness
    • Offices
    • Board & Officers
    • Clean Water People
    • Senior Staff
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact Us
  • Canvass
  • Jobs
    • Jobs & Internships
    • Apply for a canvass job
  • Media Center
    • Press Releases
    • Clean Water Videos
    • Media Contacts
  • Publications
    • Congressional Scorecard
    • Newsletters
    • Clean Water Videos
    • Reports, Summaries
    • Factsheets
  • Supporter Center
    • 2013 National Member Poll
    • Privacy Policy
  • Take Action
    • National Actions
    • Actions by State
    • Join the Clean Water Movement
  • Join or Give
    • Donate Now
    • Make a Monthly Gift
    • Make a Leadership Gift
    • Ways to Give
    • Why Your Support Matters
    • About Your Membership
    • Get the CleanWater Card
  • Blog
    • Subscribe
National

Explore

  • Our Priorities
  • Latest News
  • Take Action
  • Press Releases
  • Clean Water in the News
  • Publications
  • Staff

Menu

Explore

  • Our Priorities
    • Clean Up Coal Ash
    • Fighting For Fracking Regulations
    • Working to Protect America's Water
  • Latest News
  • Take Action
  • Press Releases
  • Clean Water in the News
  • Publications
  • Staff

Connect

Donate to Clean Water! Get the Clean Water Emails!Find us on Facebook!Follow us on Twitter Watch our Videos on YouTube! We All Live Downstream

Press Releases

Printer-friendly version
Most Recent Press Releases for NATIONAL

An Inspirational Champion: Clean Water group marks Senator Frank Lautenberg's passing

Sen Lautenberg.jpgClean Water Groups Mark Loss of Environmental Champion Sen. Frank Lautenberg

Washington, DC – Today, Clean Water Action and its Garden State chapter, the NJ Environmental Federation, marked the passing of Senator Frank Lautenberg. Senator Lautenberg was a longtime advocate for the residents of New Jersey whose national leadership in the U.S. Senate on clean water and public health protection, and numerous other issues, will be sorely missed.
Published On: 
06/03/2013 - 11:28
Tweet
  • Read more
Tags:
  • National
  • New Jersey
  • democracy
  • energy
  • environmental health
  • global warming
  • toxics
  • water

Clean Water Action to the Senate: Confirm Gina McCarthy Quickly

Today the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted to send Gina McCarthy’s nomination to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the full Senate for confirmation. Clean Water Action congratulates Chairwoman Boxer and the committee and urges the Senate to confirm Ms. McCarthy as soon as possible.

Clean Water Action President & CEO released this statement:

Published On: 
05/16/2013 - 13:15
Tweet
  • Read more
Tags:
  • National
  • democracy
  • energy
  • environmental health
  • global warming
  • toxics
  • water

GOP Boycott of McCarthy Vote: Ideological Obstruction

Earlier today Senator David Vitter, the ranking minority member on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, led a Republican boycott of the vote on Gina McCarthy’s nomination to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Clean Water Action Campaigns Director Lynn Thorp released this statement, in response:
“The Republican boycott of Gina McCarthy is absolutely unacceptable to the American people. It shows Senator David Vitter and his GOP colleagues on the committee are more interested in scoring ideological points than governing.  Gina McCarthy is known as a common-sense policy expert and an effective manager and she has worked under both Republican and Democratic Governors.  Her work at EPA over the last several years demonstrates extraordinary stakeholder engagement and transparency. She deserves a vote. And Americans deserve better from their elected officials."
###
Published On: 
05/09/2013 - 08:43
Tweet
  • Read more
Tags:
  • National
  • democracy
  • energy
  • environmental health
  • global warming
  • toxics
  • water
more


Other Press Releases

Clean Water Action, Sierra Club, Endorse Fracking Moratoria to Protect Public Health in Boulder County and City of Boulder

Boulder, CO – On June 18, the Boulder County Commissioners voted unanimously to extend their moratorium on oil and gas drilling and fracking for 18 months.  Citing a litany of concerns, most around public health and air quality (especially ozone), the Commissioners hammered against oil and gas drilling for 40 minutes before unanimously directing the staff to bring back a resolution for the 18-month moratorium.  Commissioners Domenico and Gardner said that the “short delay was legal and necessary to protect the public’s health” especially due to air quality impacts described by Commissioner Jones as projected to “skyrocket” as more wells are drilled and fracked along the northern Front Range of Colorado.
Published On: 
06/19/2013 - 10:04
Tweet
  • Read more
Tags:
  • Colorado
  • democracy
  • energy
  • environmental health
  • global warming
  • toxics
  • water

Clean Water Action and Sierra Club Applaud Final Approval of Legislation to Allow Water Efficient Landscapes Throughout Texas

New legislation signed by Gov. Rick Perry on Friday will prohibit Texas homeowners associations (HOAs) from banning water-efficient landscaping. Under Senate Bill 198 (Watson; Dukes), which goes into effect September 1, 2013, HOAs can still require prior approval before homeowners can switch to such landscapes, and HOAs can adopt guidelines that determine what kind of plants are acceptable, as long as such guidelines do not “unreasonably restrict” water-conserving landscapes.

Clean Water Action and the Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter praised the law as an important way for our drought-stricken state to address its water needs.
Published On: 
06/18/2013 - 11:04
Tweet
  • Read more
Tags:
  • Texas
  • democracy
  • environmental health
  • global warming
  • water
Issues | States | About Us | Canvass | Jobs | Media Center | Publications | Supporter Center | Take Action | Join or Give | Search