The 2026 RI Legislative Session Ended, but the Work Continues!
Rhode Island legislative sessions are short and packed. This session ended with Clean Water Action fending off a last-minute attack on the state law restricting toxic PFAS, but many priority bills remained in limbo as the legislators broke for the summer. Here’s a breakdown of what happened!
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The Last Oktoberfest?
The Clean Water Act turns 42 on Saturday. To celebrate we'll be sharing reflections on the Act, talking about the fight to protect clean water, and discussing what we can all do to put drinking water first. By Andy Galli, Maryland Program Coordinator. Follow our Maryland office on Twitter (
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Thousands Support Clean Water in the Nutmeg State
By Susan Eastwood, Program Coordinator - follow Susan on Twitter ( @sceastwood) On Monday, Clean Water Action presented the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region One Administrator Curt Spalding with thousands of comments from concerned Connecticut residents who care about clean water and want
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Dispatch from Japan
Clean Water Action now has eyes and ears on the ground in northeastern Japan. Former Connecticut Co-Director Roger Smith is investigating the tsunami recovery as he settles into a new position in the tourism section of the Town of Matsushima. The following is his first update from Japan: By Roger
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Together We Can Do Anything
By Elizabeth Saunders, Massachusetts Director - Follow our Boston office on Twitter ( @CleanH2OMA) Elizabeth and Her Sign The People's Climate March was an incredibly powerful experience. The Clean Water Action Boston team joined a bus organized by Alternatives for Community and Environment, the
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The Mind Blowing Start of Something Big
By Bob Wendelgass, President and CEO. Follow Bob on Twitter ( @BWendelgass) Just part of Clean Team Water at the #PeoplesClimate March 24 hours later and I still can't get over it. 400,000. 400,000 people came to New York. 400,000 came to demand we take climate pollution seriously. To demand that we
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Supercharged Streets in New York
By Melissa Everett, Connecticut Clean Energy Program Manager The streets of New York were supercharged yesterday at the People’s Climate March, not only by the sheer numbers but with the inventiveness of the communication that came up from the throng of well over 300,000. Posters, shirts, large
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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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