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Saving a Bedrock Pennsylvania Environmental Law

Clean Water Action and its supporters successfully blocked a proposed DEP rule that would have weakened Pennsylvania’s Clean Streams Law by allowing polluters greater discretion in reporting spills. The rule risked delaying responses to pollution and reducing transparency. Its withdrawal marks a major victory for clean water protections, public health, and community advocacy.
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Celebrating Clean Water Administrative Professionals

Since I was a child, I have always looked forward to Secretaries' Day. This was the day that I would make Ms. Johnson, our school secretary, a card and gift her with special candy to thank her for always being so nice to me on my first day of school and every day after that. She was committed and I felt a strong sense of obligation to honor her.
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Earth Month Reflections: Our Power is Collective

As I reflect on the last 14 months of this administration, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. So much of our work is being dismantled, and many of us wonder if we can pull ourselves back from the brink yet again. I believe we can. I have seen what we can do when we work together.
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Baltimore City BoE Taxpayers' Night and Zero Waste!

Next Wednesday (4/22 - Earth Day!) at 6PM, the Baltimore City Board of Estimates is holding its annual public hearing on next year’s budget: Taxpayers’ Night! As a result of our advocacy in the budget last year, this year’s budget proposal includes a key funding element for Zero Waste progress, but
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We Don’t Have to Choose: Clean Energy is Affordable Energy!

There’s a lot of chatter right now about the high costs of energy, and rightly so. The rising expenses of gas infrastructure are hitting everyone. Clean Water Action and our climate and labor partners wanted to dig deeper into how this is impacting real Massachusetts neighbors, particularly folks in Environmental Justice communities, so we launched two statewide surveys to learn more about the most pressing energy issues our communities face.
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