PROVIDENCE, RI: Clean Water Action has announced the return of long-time labor leader, and Breakfast of Champions emcee extraordinaire, Bob Walsh, to their Advisory Board. Bob brings decades of experience from his past and current membership on various Rhode Island non-profit boards, including the RI AFL-CIO and Always Learning Rhode Island, as well as his tenure as Executive Director of the National Education Association Rhode Island.
“Bob has been an engaged and active supporter of Clean Water Action for decades. We are thrilled to formally welcome him back to our Advisory Board and continue to collaborate on campaigns to protect our air, water, and climate future here in Rhode Island, particularly our work bringing family-sustaining clean energy jobs to our state,” said Emily Howe, Clean Water Action RI’s State Director.
“I’m proud to rejoin Clean Water Action’s Advisory Board. Clean Water Action has always engaged with Rhode Island labor partners to build a healthy future that works for everyone in our state. I’m excited to stand with them as we take on new challenges to clean air and water in 2026,” said Bob Walsh.
Clean Water Action’s Advisory Board consists of volunteer members including Rhode Island environmental leaders, labor partners, and other allies.
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Since the organization’s founding during the campaign to pass the landmark Clean Water Act in 1972, Clean Water Action has worked to win strong health and environmental protections by bringing issue expertise, solution-oriented thinking, and people power to the table.