Climate Change and Clean Energy

Climate change is impacting us. And it’s not good. Pollution from power plants and other sources is affecting our food, our air, and our water. It’s super-sizing things like hurricanes and droughts. If we don’t take action, it’s only going to get worse. 

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New Jersey

Sign the #WeAreEarthDay Petition!

Help us meet our goal of 50,000 signatures by Earth Day calling for a moratorium on all fossil fuel projects in New Jersey!

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Recent Actions

Pennsylvania

Clean Up Our Air in Allegheny County!

Take action today to let ACHD know how you feel!

Take Action - Tell ACHD to Clean Up Our Air in Allegheny County!
New Jersey

Take Action For a Resilient, Equitable, Renewable NJ

Governor Murphy’s New Jersey Clean Energy Equity Act is a first step toward a renewable energy future in New Jersey, but we must be explicit and deliberate in ensuring that all New Jerseyans benefit from a clean energy future.

Take Action! Write to your lawmakers today, and tell them to co-sponsor the Clean Energy Equity Act.
Pennsylvania

No Tax Breaks for Petrochemical Plants

If we’re serious about addressing climate change then we should be incentivizing renewable energy, not oil and gas. Unfortunately, that’s not what’s happening in Pennsylvania.

Email your legislators and Governor Wolf today and urge them to chart a different path for Pennsylvania, starting with supporting a veto of HB 1100.
Massachusetts

Help Massachusetts do more to expand solar to low-income communities!

Massachusetts’ solar program, Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART), isn’t working for many.

Take action!

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Your voice matters--even when you don't think it does!
October 13, 2020

As a member of Clean Water Action’s CT Energy Network, I’ve had the opportunity to learn more about state programs on energy efficiency and renewables, connect with other energy task force leaders across the state and share best practices that we can help implement in our towns. 

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Clean Water's CT Energy Network - Working on Climate Town By Town
October 13, 2020

Working town by town to expand energy efficiency and renewables!

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Solar Siting in Montgomery County: Testimony ZTA 20-01
September 30, 2020

On October 5th, Clean Water and Audubon Naturalist Society submitted testimony to the Montgomery County Council explaining our questions and concerns about a proposal to open up the Montgomery County Agricultural Preserve for solar development. 

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