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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Cancelled: The Next Meeting of the Flat Earth Society
By Lynn Thorp, National Campaigns Director Yesterday President Obama made his case for putting the federal government to work to step up and fight climate change. I was there in the sweltering heat at Georgetown University, as President Obama said what we needed to hear: "Those that are already
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Vote for Clean Water. Vote for Ed Markey.
By Cindy Luppi, New England Regional Director Tomorrow is a really big day for the Bay State and I'll be proud to walk into the voting booth tomorrow and cast my ballot for Ed Markey for the US Senate. The choice we make tomorrow matters beyond our current horizons -- for our communities, for our
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Cell Phones the Size of Your Head
If Zack Morris can upgrade his phone, can't EPA upgrade its rules? Click here. By Michael Kelly, Director on Online Communications
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1982: The internet didn’t exist, MTV played music videos, Time’s “Man of the Year” was the personal computer, the emoticon :-) was invented, “cell” phones weren’t
Protecting "Pure Michigan"
I’m a father of 3 and an avid runner, having run in countless marathons from the Bayshore in Traverse City to the Boston Marathon. To me, there’s no better way to enjoy “Pure Michigan” than by lacing up my shoes and hitting the road for a run with my kids. But there’s something threatening our Pure
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Senator Whitehouse: Standing up for Common Sense
Join Senator Whitehouse - Send a message today! By Jamie Rhodes, Rhode Island Director We are in the midst of a dangerous conversation across this nation about the interplay of our economy and our environment. Claims that laws and regulations designed to protect the environment, public health and
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“New” Coal Ash Bill Fails to Protect Communities from Toxic Menace
A 2011 Coal Ash Spill on Lake Michigan Congressman David McKinley (R-WV) is at it again. Late Tuesday night, he introduced a slightly revised version of the “Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act” (H.R. 2218). This bill is very similar to Representative McKinley’s terrible coal ash that passed
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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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