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What's at Stake in Rhode Island: RIPTA
By Jamie Rhodes, Rhode Island State Director We're less than a week from the election. Clean Water Staff across the country will be blogging about what it means nationally and locally. Check back for more. It’s time to take a look as some of our General Assembly candidates. Rhode Island’s universal support for the environment keeps it out of the ProJo and off the 11 o’clock news during campaign season. That doesn’t mean the voters should forget our November 6th choices will chart Rhode Island’s path for the next two years. Lately, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority has been a political
Sandy, Climate Change, and the Election
By Michael Kelly, Director of Online Communications We’re less than a week from the election. Clean Water Staff across the country will be blogging about what it means nationally and locally. Check back for more. Sandy hits New York Climate change did not “cause” Sandy. Except that it did. Except that the question, “did climate change cause Sandy?” doesn’t matter. Storms like Sandy are too complex to have one cause, though they certainly do have a (big) climate change connection. Grist explains it here. "Did climate change cause it?" is now asked after every natural disaster (which I suppose
Safer Chemicals in Virginia
Elected and appointed officials need to work toward a health-based limit on PFAS chemicals in products and drinking water, and promote policies that help communities to clean up contamination and hold polluters accountable. Learn more.
Protecting our water and health from the "forever chemicals"
PFAS are a class of human-made chemicals which includes Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances. Learn more.
10 Things You Can Do About Toxic PFAS Chemicals
PFAS are a family of approximately 9,000 human-made chemicals that are effective at repelling grease, water, and stains, as well as combating certain types of fires.
