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Michigan Governor and Attorney General Lay Groundwork for Protecting Great Lakes from Line 5 Oil Spill

LANSING, MI – Today, Attorney General Nessel released her highly anticipated opinion concerning Public Act 359, the law that would pave the way for Enbridge Energy to build an oil tunnel through the Straits of Mackinac. PA 359 was introduced after the November election and passed during the 2018

Bernhardt Hearing Commences Inside Dirksen, While His Alias ‘Swamp Creature” Makes An Appearance Outside

March 27, 2019

(Washington, D.C.)-- Despite being a former oil and gas lobbyist with extensive conflicts of interests acting Secretary David Bernhardt will appear before the Senate tomorrow for his confirmation hearing to be Secretary of the Interior. Prior to the hearing, Clean Water Fund will be outside of the

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Clean Water Action: Polluters Take Notice - A New Sheriff’s in Town!

March 27, 2019

Totowa, NJ - At a press conference today where Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe announced 4 natural resource damage (NRD) lawsuits against three of the largest corporate polluters across the state, Clean Water Action declared that there’s a new sheriff in town.

Water Advocates, Communities Living with Toxic Water Praise Passage of Safe Water Funding Bill from Asm. Environmental Safety Committee

March 26, 2019

Momentum behind AB 217 comes as new report finds children at risk from “pervasive lead contamination” in school drinking water:

“Today, Assembly Environmental Safety Committee members listened to the voices of the people paying the price for unsafe drinking water with their health, and moved AB 217

STATEMENT: Clean Water Action applauds Governor Whitmer for taking action on PFAS

March 26, 2019

“For too long, Michigan residents have faced uncertainty about whether the water coming from their taps is safe for their families to drink. By requesting an administrative rule-making process to set a Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for PFAS chemicals, Governor Whitmer has shown that she is ready to put Michigan families and our drinking water first."

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