Presented by Clean Water Fund

Learn how Loudoun County residents can

• Save Money
• Protect Safe, Affordable Drinking Water
• Conserve Virginia’s Natural Resources

using 21st century approaches to water management.

On November 3, vote for a Sustainable Virginia

Clean Water Action endorses candidates who

• fight for legislation to protect all streams, large and small, from pollution and degradation;
• work to protect streams, rivers and the Chesapeake Bay.
• support preserving open space in Northern Virginia to combat sprawl, protecting the quality of the water we drink and holding down water treatment costs.
• support the development of clean sources of energy like wind and solar and aggressive fuel efficiency standards to save Virginia residents money while addressing the climate change crisis.

Clean Water Action and allies have created the Alliance to Dump the Delaware Deepening, and sent the following comments to the Army Corps of Engineers in opposition to the proposal to deepen the main channel of the Delaware River.

Clean Water Action has endorsed Gerry Connolly (VA, CD 11) and Frank Kratovil (MD, CD 1) for Congress.

Clean Water Action has endorsed a candidate in both the Presidential race and in Congressional races around the country.  
Update (November 7, 2008: Find out which of our endorsed candidates on the state and federal levels won their elections.)

Uranium mining was banned in Virginia in the early 1980s. Now, industry interests in Virginia seek to lift the 25-year ban and begin uranium explorations in the southern county of Pittsylvania. Legislation that many believe would lead to the lifting of the moratorium was introduced during the 2008 General Assembly Session. The bill passed in the State Senate, but was defeated by the House Rules Committee. Revised legislation is expected to be presented to the General Assembly in January 2009.

Virginia’s Citizen Environmental Boards successfully fought off an attempt by legislative allies of developers and other polluter interests to disband the citizen-staffed boards during the 2008 General Assembly Session in Richmond. Legislative attempts to pass bills that would have eliminated the citizen boards were defeated through the combined efforts of environmental groups, elected officials and concerned citizens. Revised legislation was passed that strengthens the Citizen Environmental Boards, preserving their permitting authority and oversight.

Pennsylvania politicians are pushing Delaware officials to approve their plan for dredging and blasting the Delaware River, deepening the channel to 45 feet from its mouth to the port of Philadelphia. Environmental advocates and concerned citizens stand united in opposition to the plan, which has not yet been approved by Delaware or New Jersey officials.