Posts for April 2015

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Top Weed Killer Linked to Cancer

April 3, 2015 | By Clean Water Action
By Mara Silgailis, PhD, Clean Water Action Board Member and Cedar Grove Environmental Commission Chair Last week, glyphosate, the pesticide found in the popular herbicide product Roundup, was declared to be " probably carcinogenic to humans" by an international committee of cancer experts known as
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The Bottomless Drought - There is More We Can Do

April 3, 2015 | By Clean Water Action
By Jennifer Clary, California Water Program Manager (Follow Our California Team on Twitter - @CleanH2OCA) Governor Brown’s announcement Wednesday that we’re in a severe drought was far from a surprise. No spring rains are coming to rescue us this year as we embark on the 4 th year of drought – the
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Talking Mercury at the State House

April 2, 2015 | By Clean Water Action
By Dave Gerraughty, Rhode Island Program Organizer My adrenalin was on overdrive and my nerves were jangling a bit as I was called to testify before the Rhode Island House Environment Committee on our bill to create a Producer Responsibility Program for light bulbs containing mercury. I had spent
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