What’s in Our Water Is in Our Brains: A Minnesota Perspective for Brain Awareness Week
We know the products we interact with, even the air we breathe and water we drink, can impact our health. This Brain Awareness Week, it’s worth taking a look at different contaminants that threaten our brain health—and what we can do about it.
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April showers bring ... sewage back-ups
April showers don't only bring May flowers: in a city with sewage infrastructure in desparate need of expansion and repair, they also bring sewage into local streams, city streets, and even people's homes. Two years ago, Baltimore City signed a new Consent Decree, the agreement among the city and
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Elijah Romulus: Get engaged, it will make a difference
Interview by Tova Crystal, Massachusetts Communications Intern Elijah Romulus is the newest member of the Clean Water Action Advisory Board and is an avid advocate for renewable energy and social justice. Elijah has a Master’s degree in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning from Tufts
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The Dirty Water Rule would mean more oil and gas wastewater in rivers and streams.
New analysis finds big impacts in oil producing states For decades, oil and gas industry growth has been enabled by slashing protections for water. Some of the most common forms of oil and gas production benefit from federal loopholes and policies that remove water protections in order to streamline
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Why New Jersey Needs a Bag Ban Now
The great state of New Jersey has a chance to make a huge splash in the fight to save our oceans from plastic pollution.
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Women who are pushing boundaries: Sarah Naiman
This March, in commemorating International Women’s Month, we’ve worked to highlight the role of inspiring women in our network...women who are pushing boundaries and bringing fresh ideas, fighting for a healthy and just tomorrow. In that spirit, meet Sarah Naiman! Sarah has had social justice on the
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Trifecta: Three Vicious Environmental Decisions From Gov. Baker
Everywhere you looked a couple of weeks back, there was the Green New Deal, an ambitious proposal to transition the entire US economy to a framework of sustainability and economic justice. A resolution urging creation of a GND was launched last week by freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and
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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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