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Going After the Chesapeake

March 14, 2012 | By Clean Water Action
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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The Ag Connection

March 13, 2012 | By Clean Water Action
By Jennifer Clary, California Policy Associate A report released today by the Center for Watershed Sciences at the University of California Davis sheds provides the broadest look to date about the sources and solutions of nitrate contamination of groundwater in some of the most heavily farmed areas
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Booster-ism +

February 28, 2012 | By Clean Water Action
By Michael Kelly, Director of Online Communications

Fracking in Weld County

We’re used to a little booster-ism from our elected officials for the industries and causes they support (see all the wild and varying claims about the hundreds of thousands of jobs that could be created by the XL Pipeline)
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The President's Budget - Do the Math

February 21, 2012 | By Clean Water Action
By Lynn Thorp, National Campaigns Director Last week the President released his administration’s 2013 federal budget proposal. Even though there is some important math involved the main thrust of the proposal is about sending signals and setting priorities. In the face of the 191 bills and
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Would Rick Santorum Ban The Lorax?

February 9, 2012 | By Clean Water Action
By Gary Wockner, Colorado Program Director Originally published on the Huffington Post. Presidential candidate Rick Santorum's three-state sweep in the 2012 Republican caucuses this week throws the Republican race into disarray and also demonstrates just how wildly anti-environmental many
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