Why is Baltimore City burning our yard waste?
On Wednesday, June 26, the Baltimore City Council's Health, Environment, and Transportation Committee is holding a hearing on Council Bill 23-0466: Recyclable Materials and Yard Waste . Unlike every other County in Maryland, Baltimore City has no centralized yard waste composting program - only
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How Many Toxic Spills Will it Take Before We Put Drinking Water First?
Coal Ash on the Dan River - Courtesy of Waterkeeper Alliance By Jennifer Peters, National Water Campaigns Coordinator (Follow Jennifer on Twitter - @EarthAvenger) If you read the Associated Press, listen to NPR or watch Rachel Maddow on MSNBC, most likely you know about the Duke Energy coal ash
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Dealing with Waste in the Ocean State
As the 2014 legislative session approaches, one key question bubbling in the Ocean State is what we will do to reduce waste in the most innovative ways. We’re pushing for a multi-tiered plan featuring the best ideas from local experts and cities and states across the country, which are making real
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The President Drops in on the California Drought
By Jennifer Clary, California Associate (Follow Jennifer on Twitter - @JenClary_Water) California’s drought is hitting the national stage. Two weeks ago, house Republicans passed a highly controversial bill (HR 3964) that would lift environmental protections so that water could be moved from one
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Protecting Drinking Water and Fracking - It's All Connected
By Lynn Thorp, National Campaigns Director (Follow Lynn on Twitter - @LTCWA) Update - February 18, 2014: Click here to tell EPA to Put Drinking Water First and Protect Communities from Coal Ash! Hydraulic fracturing operations I’m pretty sure many people don’t make the connection between this week
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Solving this month's Pink + Green dilemma
You know the situation: Valentine's Day is upon us. You have at least one special person (maybe more than one) you want to remember with a card, gift or both. As usual, you waited until the last minute. Also, as a committed environmentalist, you want your Valentine's Day offerings to be special, but
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A Little Bit of Drinking Water Contamination – Is That Okay?
By Lynn Thorp, National Campaign Director (Follow Lynn on Twitter - @LTCWA) Update - February 18, 2014: Click here to tell EPA to Put Drinking Water First and Protect Communities from Coal Ash! Coal Ash on the Dan River - courtesy of Waterkeeper Alliance Actually, it’s a complicated question. But
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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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