Stamford Leads the Way in Cutting Plastic Trash and Costs
Local governments are on the front lines in the fight against plastic pollution and the City of Stamford is stepping up as a leader. This summer, Stamford’s Board of Representatives voted in favor of a new ordinance limiting the use and disposal of single-use plastic dining ware.
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Meeting Connecticut's Emission Reduction Targets
Governor Dannel Malloy created the Governor’s Council on Climate Change (also known as the GC3) on Earth Day, 2015. Recently, the council met to review a year’s worth of modeling and recommended a midterm target for Connecticut’s agreed-upon reduction of greenhouse gases.
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Climate Change is a Public Health Issue
As a nurse, I'm deeply concerned about the health impacts of climate change. Many may not realize that climate change is the most pressing public health issue of our time.
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Gearing up to protect Connecticut's water, health & climate in 2018
The Connecticut Legislative Session starts today and we're ready to advocate for the policies we need to protect our water, our health, and our climate. The first step is to put an end to last year’s destructive raid on funds for our Green Bank and the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
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How the “Syn-Turf” Industry Pulled the Wool over the Public’s Eyes on Crumb Rubber
This guest blog by Louis W. Burch, CT Program Director, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, covers the health risks from exposure to recycled tire rubber.
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Who's Minding the Store Day of Action
It was a chilly fall day in Connecticut but that didn’t stop Clean Water Action staff and other members of the Coalition for a Safe and Healthy CT from visiting four major retailers on November 14 th to help co-release the second Mind the Store Retailer Report Card Who’s Minding the Store? — A Report Card on Retailer Actions to Eliminate Toxic Chemicals.
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Beyond the Crisis: Learning Our Way Forward
It's clear that there’s a need for fresh thinking about the politics of energy in Connecticut.
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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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