2025 Year in Review: ReThink Disposable in California
It's been another successful year for the ReThink Disposable program, and we want to thank our Board, our members, and our valued supporters for trusting us to do this work.
We wrapped up a four-year contract with StopWaste where we worked together to reduce single-use disposable foodware in Alameda
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Russell Train – Thoughts on Pioneers and Protections
By Lynn Thorp, National Campaigns Director Those of us who spend our days thinking about protecting public health and the environment took pause yesterday to reflect on the debt we owe to Russell Train, who died yesterday. Mr. Train was a pioneer in the development of the federal government’s role
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Clean Water Fund ad shines a light on oil shale’s danger to Western water
By Gary Wockner, Colorado Program Director After a summer of record drought in Colorado, some politicians and industry executives continue to push oil shale speculation in spite of its potentially disastrous effect on the state’s water supply. No one knows just how much water oil shale companies
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Endorsing Candidates in Rhode Island
By Jamie Rhodes, Rhode Island State Director With September 11th just around the corner, it is time for RI Primary voters to make up their mind. I’m sure you have been sitting up half the night wondering which candidate has the strongest voice for our environment. Look no further. Clean Water Action
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Going Solar This Summer
Clean Water Action's California Director, Miriam Gordon, and her husband with their new rooftop solar system. Up on the Roof -- Solar Style Last year, when Clean Water Action partnered with Sungevity to begin offering rooftop solar systems to Clean Water Action members, Clean Water Action's
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What a Difference the Right President Makes
By Bob Wendelgass, President and CEO Today, the Obama Administration announced it is finalizing a new rule that will require automakers to increase the average fuel efficiency of cards and light trucks to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. By 2025, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates
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Safe Drinking Water and Fracking
Take Action Today! By Lynn Thorp, National Campaigns Director EnergyWire reports this week that at least 138 wells were “fracked” with diesel fuel in the last 18 months. That’s over 100 times that underground sources of drinking water were threatened by some particularly nasty chemicals. And that’s
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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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