Publications
MI 2012 Midterm Legislative Scorecard
the heroes and zeroes in the state house
In 2011, the majority in the current legislature added a new twist to this Lansing environmental doublespeak. Instead of simply opposing stronger protections like those proposed in Clean Water Action’s 2011 Water Protection Agenda, state lawmakers sought to dismantle our existing protections, often under the banner of “job creation.”
"Highlights" from the scorecard include:
- 67 Legislators who receieved a failing grade
- 58 Legislators who scored "0"
- House Leadership passed H.R. 136 - a symbolic vote in favor of the recently rejected Keystone XL Pipeline
- The Legislature failed to advance any of the safeguards outlined in our 2011 Water Protection Agenda
Read our press release and download the full scorecard here. Then join the fight for our clean water progress and email Nic Clark to find out what you can do to hold our legislators accountable!
NRDC Annual Beach Report: Nationwide Closing & Advisory Days Hit Second-Highest Level in Decades
Southeast Michigan Beaches Some of Most Polluted in State; Great Lakes Region Most Frequently Contaminated
Macomb, MI - Pollution from stormwater runoff and sewage overflows continue to plague America's beaches, contributing to 119 closing and advisory days in Southeast Michigan (including beaches in Macomb, Monroe, Wayne, and St. Clair counties) and the second-highest number of closing and advisory days nationwide in more than two decades last year, according to the 21st annual beachwater quality report released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
2011 Michigan Water Protection Agenda
Michigan's unique water resources must be protected. They are essential to Michigan's tourism, agriculture, manufacturing and other industries. "Pure Michigan" is built upon a Great Lakes way of life.
Michigan is literally defined by its water - the Great Lakes and our many other water treasures. When we think of Pure Michigan, we picture clean beaches, safe drinking water, abundant habitat for fish and wildlife, healthy people, and energy choices that protect our water; we
picture a virtual water wonderland. But how can we be sure the foundation of our way of life is preserved now and for future generations at a time when some are calling for repeal of water protection regulations and extreme reductions in funding for environmental protections?
Michigan Currents, Fall 2010, Special Election Issue
In this issue:
- Vote For A Healthy Environment This Fall
- Key Races: Together We Can Elect Strong Voices for Michigan's Future
- Clean Water Action's 2009–2010 Michigan Legislative Scorecard
Get the complete issue. (pdf, 1.5 MB)
Michigan Currents|online, Summer 2010
Included in this issue:
- Creating Jobs And Protecting Our Environment: Raising The Fuel Standard
- Shut The Locks!
- From The President, John Decock: Clean Water - Clean Energy Choices
- Upstream Solutions Offer Hope For Protecting Water, Health
- Defeating Big Coal And Winning Clean Energy Jobs
- Clean Water: Now And For The Future
- Michigan Diesel Clean-Up Campaign Is Rolling
Get the complete issue. (pdf, 3.8MB)
Other Publications
California Currents | Winter 2011
Inside
getting to the source of plastics and trash in our waterways
Clean Water Action wanted to know where all the plastics and trash in the world’s oceans and inland waterways, such as the San Francisco Bay, are coming from. Research has long held that 80% of ocean debris is generated from land-based sources. It enters waterways through the storm drain system or gets blown into waterways from open garbage dumps and trash containers. But where is all that trash originating? There research just wasn’t there.Florida Currents | Winter 2011
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Colorado Currents | Winter 2011
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frack attack across colorado's front range!
Northern Colorado, home base to Colorado Clean Water Action in Fort Collins, is in the midst of the biggest fracking boom in the United States. Weld County, just east of Fort Collins, has more active oil and gas wells than any county in the U.S, with nearly 18,000 wells. As a geologic formation called the “Niobrara Shale” is drilled for oil and gas, 10,000 to 20,000 more wells could be added. The Niobrara is a deep shale rock layer that requires hydraulic fracking to get out the oil and gas. As is the case with shale gas fracking across the U.S., the issue is extremely controversial in northern Colorado. Recently, cities and counties up and down the Front Range have been dealing with the consequences of drilling and fracking.Clean Water Currents | Fall 2011
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But sometimes, the people we elect seem to forget that. They’ve been
forgetting it a lot lately in Washington, DC and in too many of our
state capitols. But with your support, we keep reminding them how
important clean water is… to our health, to our quality of life, to our
economy and to our jobs!
This fall marked the 39th anniversary of the Clean Water Act — one of
our most successful environmental laws ever! The Clean Water Act has
restored lakes, rivers and streams around the country to health.
Because of this law, the Cuyahoga River doesn’t catch on fire, our Great
Lakes have come back to life, and thousands of rivers and streams are
healthier now than they’ve been in fifty years! But instead of
celebrating our progress, those of us who care about our water find
ourselves defending against an all-out assault.
Chesapeake Currents - Fall 2011
Inside
- We Can't Live Without Clean Water
- Uranium Mining
- Virginia Endorsements
- Winning in Baltimore
- DC - Leading on Stormwater
- Delaware's Senator Takes on Diesel
we can’t live without clean water
It’s that simple. But sometimes, the people we elect seem to forget that. And they’ve been forgetting it a lot lately in Washington, DC and in too many of our state capitals.