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Americans Speak on Clean Water (Part 2)

September 12, 2014 | By Clean Water Action
By Phil Dimotsis, Organizer. Follow Phil on Twitter (@PhiluptuousD) Yesterday I shared with you just a few of the passionate words that people from across the nation had to say about the fight to protect clean water. There were too many, and too many good letters, not to share more. “From an
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Congress' Dirty Water Caucus: How do we combat stupid?

Posted on September 11, 2014
by Jonathan A. Scott, on Twitter @jscottnh Following Tuesday's US House vote to pass the ROPA Dirty Water bill (HR 5078, approved 262-152) we published this infographic on Clean Water Action's Twitter and Facebook accounts: We also published a link to information on how individual House Members
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Who Cares About Clean Water?

September 10, 2014 | By Clean Water Action
By Susan Eastwood - follow Susan on Twitter - @SCEastwood I live in Ashford, a town of around 4500 people that is 80% forested. We are truly rural. The Mount Hope River runs through our backwoods and the head waters are just a mile or two to the North. As I sit on my deck this morning, I notice the
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Clean vs Dirty: why won't the US House get it?

Posted on September 9, 2014
By Jonathan A. Scott, follow Jon on Twitter - @jscottnh Today the U.S. House is engaged in all-out debate on the merits of yet another bad bill that is all too likely to pass along party lines. Backed by a long list of outfits I sure wouldn't trust to protect my water ( Big Ag, Dirty Coal, the
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Finally Managing Groundwater

September 3, 2014 | By Clean Water Action
By Jennifer Clary, California Program Manager The California Legislature ended its 2014 session on Friday evening by adopting the first comprehensive groundwater regulation in the state’s 164-year history. SB 1168 (Pavley) and AB 1739 (Dickinson) provide a framework for managing the state’s
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