Clean Water Action Then and Now: A Journey from Drinking Water Coordinator to President
Every March, Women’s History Month invites us to reflect on the extraordinary impact women have had on our communities, our country, and our world. From groundbreaking leaders and scientists to grassroots organizers and caregivers, women have shaped history through courage, resilience, and vision.
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Getting Serious about Clean Air
By Lynn Thorp, National Campaigns Director Closer to cleaning our air up EPA's proposal for controlling industrial carbon pollution from new and modified power plants is a welcome step forward. The Administration is taking common sense steps to protect from climate change and air pollution and to
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Storm Water Success!
By Andy Fellows, Chesapeake Regional Director Protecting the Bay On Friday afternoon, the Maryland House of Delegates passed House Bill (HB) 987 on a 90-48 vote. This is a great step forward for the campaign to reduce pollution from storm water – the runoff from urban and suburban streets and
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The Kids are Alright
"Keep Our Water Safe" By Lynn Thorp, National Campaigns Director While the letters our members write to President Obama encouraging him to keep clean water progress moving are great, the pictures their children draw are even better. Water issues are big and complex, and World Water Day is a good
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Will Fracking Destroy Colorado's Rivers?
The Colorado River By Gary Wockner, Colorado Program Director Originally posted at Huffington Post Oil and gas drilling and fracking pose extraordinary threats to Colorado's Denver metro and Front Range cities including to air quality, water quality in streams and groundwater, wildlife habitat
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Get the Lead Out (of Lipstick)
By Mia Davis Get the Lead Out Originally published at Crazy, Sexy, Life Dear Cosmetics Industry: Please stop defending lead and other nasty chemicals in your products. Love, Mia A $25 tube of department store lipstick should be safe, right? You might assume it is safer than $2 drugstore brand. Not
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Going After the Chesapeake
By Andy Fellows, Chesapeake Regional Director Rep Goodlatte is putting this at risk On March 8, 2012, Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-VA6) introduced H.R. 4153, a disastrous proposal misnamed the “Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act.” Rep Goodlatte's bill would not only remove
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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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