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Testifying for the REDUCE Act
As a field manager for Clean Water Action, I’ve crisscrossed the State of Maryland many times, knocking on doors and recruiting citizens to join me in Clean Water Action’s fight to protect our environment.
Protecting Baltimore from Oil Trains
Oil production in North America has skyrocketed in the past five years, with industries using increasingly dangerous and desperate technologies to extract fossil fuels from the ground.
Toxic Injustice and the Power of Personal Stories
People often ask me, “What do you like best about working for Clean Water Action,” and my answer is always the same: the people. For me, the most rewarding aspect of my job is connecting with folks on the diverse experiences that drive our efforts for progressive change. We all suffer the impacts of environmental degradation (some more profoundly than others), and we all have unique stories to share. Whether incensing, inspiring, or downright heartbreaking, these personal stories have the power to unite us as we find common ground from which to build solutions. Story sharing allows us to think
The Invisible Epidemic: How Diesel Pollution is Suffocating American Families
Clean Water Action co-leads the Coalition for Healthy Ports NY/NJ and has joined the national Moving Forward Network urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) to address global climate change caused by diesel emissions at our ports, warehouses, and highways across the country. Together, our goal is to gather hundreds of thousands of signatures to demand #ZeroEmissionsNow - sign the petition here.
Proposal 3: Working Towards a Healthier Michigan
Election Day is here and the decisions you make today will impact the lives of every American. In addition to voting for our next President of the United States, Michigan has six non-partisan proposals on the ballot. One of these proposals – Proposal 3 – will make Michigan a healthier place to live by investing in alternative and clean energy. I voted “YES!” on Proposal 3. Here's why. Proposal 3 will “increase our state’s use of renewable energy, creating thousands of jobs for Michigan workers, attracting $10.3 billion in new investments to our state, reducing pollution in the air and water