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The Clean Water Movement
more than 170,000 urge the epa to protect our waterways
Washington, DC - Today, thousands of public comments were delivered to the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters calling for strong clean water protections. These comments, collected across the country, reflect widespread public endorsement of the Administration's efforts to restore Clean Water Act protections to critical waterways and drinking water sources. Among those who commented were over 1,300 health professionals, 60 county officials, and over 250 sportsmen groups.A Dark Day for Clean Water
Leading Water Group Reacts to U.S. House Vote Against Water and Health
(H.R. 2018)
(Washington DC) After today's vote in the U.S House of Representatives to undermine the federal responsibility for protecting clean water, Clean Water Action pledged to hold elected officials accountable for this vote.
"Congress passed the landmark Clean Water Act in 1972 because they knew that dirty water harms people's health, undermines strong economies and kills jobs," said Clean Water Action President Bob Wendelgass. "This bill is a vote to return to the days of inadequate state and local laws that led to rivers on fire and streams running with untreated sewage."
EPA Acts to Protect Drinking Water and Health
Washington, DC – Clean Water Action, speaking on behalf of its one million members, today praised the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement of a new proposal to close gaps in water and health protection under the Clean Water Act.
"This will go a long way toward fixing the Clean Water Act, a law that has been broken for far too long," said Clean Water Action President, Robert Wendelgass. "Polluter-friendly court decisions and actions by the previous administration have left drinking water sources for 117 million Americans at risk," Wendelgass said. "We need these fundamental protections restored, and until that happens people’s drinking water and their health are on the line."
Other Press Releases
Industry Interests Dominate the Public Interest
pennsylvania senate & house vote for preemption of municipal zoning to favor gas drilling and operations
Organizations decry lack of concern for communities, health, and property
Protesters Walk Red Carpet in Trenton for "Fracky Awards"
As Legislature Ponders Ban Bill, Activists Protest Oil and Gas Industry Pow Wow Across from Statehouse
Trenton, NJ--Today activists protested one of several planned regional workshops by the American Petroleum Institute in Trenton, NJ, countering the oil and gas industry association's event discussing the development of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) with a recommendation of their own: ban fracking entirely. Protestors handed media and passersby "swag bags" filled with information on the risks associated with fracking and staged an award ceremony for the Frackies.
Great Lakes–Mississippi River Separation is Possible, Practical and Preventive
Alliance for the Great Lakes - Clean Water Action Minnesota - Freshwater Future -
Great Lakes United - Healing Our Waters–Great Lakes Coalition –
National Wildlife Federation - Natural Resources Defense Council -
Sierra Club-Ontario - Ohio Environmental Council
A much-anticipated study says separating the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins to prevent the spread of Asian carp and other invasive species is not only possible, but a natural step toward much-needed action to improve Chicago’s water infrastructure.
State Legislatures Tackle Toxic Chemicals To Protect Citizens
Lack Of Federal Reform Makes State Laws More Urgent
(Boston, MA) - In 2012, Massachusetts and 27 other state legislatures will consider bills that address concerns over toxic chemicals in consumer products, according to a new analysis by Safer States, a national coalition of state-based environmental organizations which Clean Water Action participates in. Bills to be introduced this year will cover a broad list of topics, including safer alternatives to toxic chemicals to bans on toxic chlorinated Tris flame retardants and cadmium, and requirements that makers of consumer products publicly disclose chemicals in products.
Clean Water MA and Green Justice Coalition Push Energy Efficiency Bill Forward!
Taxpayers in Massachusetts currently fund statewide energy efficiency programs, but policymakers lack the tools to track who is being served by the programs and how they have impacted local communities. A new piece of Green Justice legislation, approved by the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy (TUE) on January 24, would change that.
“We applaud the Committee for its role in advancing transparency and increasing access for previously underserved communities,” said Staci Rubin of Alternatives for Community & Environment, a member of the Green Justice Coalition (GJC). The GJC has, since 2008, worked with utility companies and state agencies to address inequities in state efficiency programs and address job quality standards. “We are encouraged that the bill aims to provide equitable access to efficiency programs for hard to reach communities, including low-to-moderate- income homeowners and renters, residents whose primary language is not English, and small businesses.”
The bill, “An Act Further Promoting Energy Efficiency and Green Jobs,” mandates public accountability in Massachusetts’ energy efficiency programs and would establish a new Oil Heat Energy Efficiency Fund.