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Launching the Reuse Revolution in NOHO!

December 16, 2025 | By Kerry Doyle

What if your local downtown businesses collaborated to offer reusable containers to customers, free of charge? This is exactly what is happening in Northampton!

Keep California Safe: Oil Companies Are Risking Our Health With This Referendum

December 1, 2022 | By Grace Lee

SB 1137, meant to take effect January 2023, requires oil and gas companies to keep their drilling at least 3200 ft from hospitals, schools and other vulnerable areas. Big Oil responded by filing a referendum just 3 days after it was signed into law. If they collect enough signatures, the measure will be stalled until 2024.

Person in filtering industrial face mask standing next to welcome sign for Bakersfield CA (Life as it should be)

Interactive Infographic How to Use the Clean Water Act to Protect Drinking Water

Source Water Collaborative

Collaborating to Protect our Drinking Water - Let’s Put the Clean Water Act to Work

December 1, 2022 | By Lynn Thorp

The Source Water Collaborative brings everyone from water utility associations to environmental organizations to planning professionals together to elevate the need to protect drinking water sources in decisions at the local, state and federal levels.

“We Have to Create a Sense That There’s Enough for Us All” - Building the Just Transition to Offshore Wind in Salem

November 4, 2022 | By Kerry Doyle

Neighbors and organizers with Salem Alliance for the Environment (SAFE) are collaborating with Clean Water and leading the efforts to make sure that the emerging offshore wind industry brings good, union jobs and a healthy tax base back to Salem’s diverse community.

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Cindy Luppi

Democracy and Environment at stake in the Michigan Attorney General race

October 28, 2022 | By Sean McBrearty

When Dana Nessel was sworn in as Michigan’s Attorney General in January of 2019, an era of overdue reform and renewed advocacy for the people of Michigan began. For years before, the Attorney General’s office had largely served to protect corporate interests at the expense of Michigan residents and the natural resources on which we all rely.