EPA Contends with Devastating Supreme Court Decision that Puts All Water At Risk
This week the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updated its “Waters of the United States” rule in response to the May 2023 Sackett v. EPA Supreme Court decision, which significantly weakened the reach of the Clean Water Act, our nation’s 50 year old water pollution control law.
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Study Shows Vulnerable CA Communities Left Behind in Groundwater Sustainability Planning
For the past three years, Clean Water Action has played a leading role in assessing how groundwater sustainability plans submitted to the state of California are considering and protecting vulnerable communities dependent on groundwater as their source of drinking water. Key findings show that 63% of domestic users across the state are not protected by current sustainability plans.
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Clean Water Action Speaks Out Against Coal Ash
Until EPA enforces the federal rule and ensures all coal ash dumps are regulated, contamination of groundwater and drinking water supplies will continue. We must make enforcement a priority and mandate safe closure and cleanup of coal ash nationwide to ensure all communities are protected.
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Great news! EPA & MDE order Baltimore City to help more households with sewer backups
For nearly a decade, Baltimore residents have been demanding that the City help people out when City infrastructure causes sewage to back up into people's homes. And this summer, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Maryland Department of the Environment are supporting residents' demands, ordering the City to start offering assistance to every household that faces a sewer backup caused by issues in City infrastructure.
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Why We Need a Zero Carbon Renovation Fund - An Interview with Mary Wambui
Clean Water Action is one of 180 housing, community, and climate organizations asking the Massachusetts Legislature to create a Zero Carbon Renovation Fund - $300 million to support “deep energy retrofits” of housing, schools, and institutional buildings.
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My Generation is Taking Action for Our Environmental Future
Pollution impacts everyone, and there is no better time to band together to protect clean air and water than now.
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On-Farm Composting Webinar
Farmers can play an integral role in a healthy, local environment, and this year Maryland passed legislation enabling farmers to accept more food scraps into their existing foot print for manure composting. Keith Ohlinger, a Central Maryland farmer, joined us to speak about how farmers can use food scraps to create compost, and what this means for the environment.
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