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Colorado Currents, Summer 2010
Stories in this issue:
- Clean Energy Colorado! - Clean Water Action helps move federal and state legislation forward.
- Clean Water Colorado! - Legislation for clean water and water conservation
continues to make gains.
Colorado Clean Water Currents, Summer 2010 (pdf, 1.3 MB)
Colorado Currents|online, Summer 2009 - Update
In this issue of Colorado Currents|online:
Protecting Water Quality, Protecting Rivers
Clean Water Action is helping to lead the fight to protect water quality in the Cache la Poudre River and Colorado River basins. Multiple dam and reservoir projects are planned that will severely impact water quality and river health in both basins.
Passing the Clean Water Restoration Act
Colorado Currents|Online, Summer 2009 - Update
Clean Water Action has been knocking and rocking the Front Range of Colorado to help pass the Clean Water Restoration Act!
Protecting Water Quality, Protecting Rivers
Colorado Currents|Online, Summer 2009 - Update
Clean Water Action is helping to lead the fight to protect water quality in the Cache la Poudre River and Colorado River basins. Multiple dam and reservoir projects are planned that will severely impact water quality and river health in both basins.
Colorado Currents|Online, Summer 2009
In this issue of Colorado Currents|Online:
Protecting Northern Colorado from Uranium Mining
From February-April, Clean Water Action's community outreach staff educated members in Ft. Collins about what they could do to help protect northern Colorado from uranium mining. The proposed nearby uranium mines by the Canadian company, Powertech, are still moving forward and are expected to apply for permits in the summer of 2009.
Environmental Success in the Colorado Legislature!
Colorado Currents|Online, Summer 2009
Three important environmental bills have successfully passed through the Colorado legislature that will help protect Colorado’s landscapes, create jobs, and jumpstart transit funding.
Colorado Faster
The "Colorado Faster" bill was passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Ritter. This bill will provide much-needed new funding for Colorado’s transportation infrastructure that will include $5 million per year to be allocated to the State Transit and Rail Fund for grants to local governments for local transit projects. Colorado Faster will also help save or create 10,000 jobs in the transportation industry.
Clean Water Restoration Act and Hard Rock Mining Act opportunities for our federal legislators!
Colorado Currents|Online, Summer 2009
Clean Water Action is leading the charge to encourage Colorado’s Congressional delegation to co-sponsor and support two important federal bills this year in Congress.
Clean Water Restoration Act
Thousands of miles of Colorado streams and rivers are currently at risk of losing protections. By supporting the Clean Water Restoration Act, our Congressional leaders can help put us back on the path toward protecting all of our drinking water, lakes, rivers and streams. The Clean Water Restoration Act was recently introduced into the U.S. Senate and we hope a companion bill will be introduced this summer.
Other Publications
Chesapeake Currents|online, Summer 2010
Anacostia Restoration Fund Survives Threat of Budget Grab
Chesapeake Currents|online, Summer 2010
Last year, with the help of Clean Water Action members, the District set up a new fund supported by a fee on plastic and paper bags to help restore the Anacostia River and other District waterways. However, within a few months, this fund was threatened by proposals to raid the money to support other programs. One of the many positive aspects of the legislation that imposed a fee on bags was that it would generate money for river clean-up efforts, and thus provide funding during challenging fiscal times.
Delaware News Source Illuminates Toxic Threat to Water Supply
Chesapeake Currents|online, Summer 2010
The Wilmington News Journal recently published a stellar expose on groundwater pollution in Delaware, and the region served by the Potomac Aquifer, the groundwater supply for significant portions of New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. Reporter Jeff Montgomery has covered the environment for years, and his devastating series of articles details serious threats to groundwater resources that support drinking water for many residents of Delaware and its neighbors.
The series reports:
Managing Water in the 21st Century
Chesapeake Currents|online, Summer 2010
Last fall and winter, Clean Water Fund worked with local allies in Prince William and Loudoun Counties to hold workshops on 21st Century approaches to managing our water resources. This fall, we will be organizing follow-up workshops that explore ways in which reducing water waste, including water re-use and other money-saving techniques, will help communities to develop sustainable water management practices.