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People holding signs like "PFAS Are Forever, Life Is Not" at a rally in the MN State Capitol

Lobbying in PFAS: Big Money is Poisoning our Water

April 3, 2026 | By Avonna Starck
Legislators answer to the people of Minnesota who expect safe drinking water, who don’t want toxic chemicals in children’s products, and who are tired of paying for corporate pollution. There are real issues demanding attention—corporate welfare disguised as regulatory “relief” should not be on the agenda.
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The Misadventures of Ryan Zinke

March 1, 2018 | By Neil Bhaerman
It’s been exactly a year since Zinke inexplicably rode a horse to his first day of work as Secretary of the Interior – and it’s been a great year for the oil and gas industry, but a bad year for public lands, clean air protections, and government accountability.
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Ryan Zinke / photo: flickr.com/gageskidmore cc
Resonant Energy - Second Church in Dorchester, MA

Shining a Bright Light on All Communities

February 26, 2018 | By Joel Wool
(Photo Credit: Resonant Energy) Clean energy belongs to us all. We’re talking about the wind and the sun, sources of power that have graced us since the dawn of time. We’re talking about power that cleans our air, improves our health, builds our local economy and makes our world safer. And let’s not
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We're Suing.

February 22, 2018 | By Bob Wendelgass
Scott Pruitt is playing games with streams, wetlands, and drinking water while he works on proposing a new rule that will shrink the number of streams and wetlands protected under the Clean Water Act. He practically dared us to sue EPA.
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sunrise in winter over lake, photo: flickr.com/128502164@N07 CC

A Foray Into Energy Democracy In Massachusetts

February 22, 2018 | By Alex Papali
Worcester, MA is a gritty little outpost in Central Massachusetts, with the quaint feel of bygone glory days. In cosmopolitan Boston, with its internationally renowned academic, financial and healthcare institutions, this caricature of our neighbor only an hour away- the second largest city in New
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Showing the Love for Clean Energy on Beacon Hill

February 18, 2018 | By Joel Wool
On Valentine's Day, many of us celebrate the people and places we hold most dear. This year, Mass Power Forward, a statewide coalition of nearly 200 organizations including Clean Water Action, took to the statehouse in Boston to fight for clean energy and push back against fracked gas pipelines. Why
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