From Campus to... Landfill? A Behind-the-Scenes Look at UMN’s E-Waste
Before my tour of the UMN ReUse Program Warehouse, I already knew that e-waste poses some problems. But seeing what actually happens to our campus electronics — what gets reused, repaired, recycled, or thrown out — really made it hit home.
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EPA Analysis of Chemicals Used in Fracking Is a Study of the Unknown
By John Noël, National Oil & Gas Campaigns Coordinator - Follow John on Twitter (@Noel_Johnny) While EPA is working to update existing regulations to modernize environmental protections as the oil and gas industry evolves, the Agency is also studying how the entire process of hydraulic fracturing
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Protecting Our Families from Chemicals
By Cindy Luppi, New England Regional Director I feel really fortunate to live in the kind of community where your neighbors are a cornerstone of your life -- we get together for coffee on Saturday mornings in our pj's, we take care of each other's pets when someone goes away to travel, and we share
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Closing the Gap: Help Keep Oil & Gas Wastewater Pollution Out of our Lakes, Rivers and Bays
By John Noël, National Oil & Gas Campaigns Coordinator - Follow John on Twitter (@Noel_Johnny)
This week EPA proposed an update to a 30 year old Clean Water Act program that regulates oil and gas wastewater discharges to sewage treatment plants, or publically owned treatment works (POTWs). In the
Hold the phones! Literally
By Cindy Luppi, New England Regional Director Join Lula Pearl and make the call today! Call your Senators Today: To call your Member of Congress: US Capitol Switchboard (202) 224-3121 You may not have noticed yet but there's an epic battle about to break wide open and onto the floors of Congress
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Americans Agree: #CleanWaterRules
By Jennifer Peters - National Water Programs Director - Follow Jennifer on Twitter (@EarthAvenger) Nothing is more fundamental than clean water. Though many of us take it for granted until it dries up or becomes too polluted to use. Not only do we all depend on water for drinking, cooking, and
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To Protect Public Health, Put Drinking Water First, not Polluter Profits
By Jennifer Peters, National Water Programs Director - Follow Jennifer on Twitter (@EarthAvenger) Stop Toxic Power Plant Water Pollution! It’s National Public Health Week, which has me thinking about the importance of clean water. Nothing is more basic to protecting public health than access to
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We All Live Downstream - Clean Water Action Podcast
Welcome to We All Live Downstream: a Clean Water Action Podcast available on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.
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