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What’s So Great About Oakland, California? (Apart From Everything, Obviously).
Clean Water’s California office is located right in the heart of downtown Oakland—a city that even green-minded Europeans are talking about as a center for reducing carbon emissions associated with commerce. For 21 years, the City of Oakland has organized an annual earth expo in Frank Ogawa Plaza right outside our office, and more than 3,000 people attended this week, where we tabled along with 100 other organizations focused on a variety of sustainability issues. It was a great chance to meet with people and talk with them about our work: We talked with 120 people, and signed up 28 new
Bringing the Great Lakes to Washington
In March, we led a group of eight Minnesotans to Washington, D.C. for Great Lakes Day to continue our education and advocacy with the Minnesota Congressional delegation. We were joined by nearly 100 other advocates from around the Great Lakes region who were meeting with their representatives from Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Our team met with Senator Franken, Senator Klobuchar, and Representative Rick Nolan in person, and with staff from the offices of Representatives Kline, McCollum, Paulsen, Peterson, and Walz. For decades, Clean Water Action has
It Only Takes One Stop
Field canvassing can be a lonely task, especially when you are working in a remote area on a night when folks are more into family time than talking with a stranger about social issues.
Powerful Women: Rachel Carson & Silent Spring Institute
By Cindy Luppi, New England Regional Director Did you know that breast cancer rates in Massachusetts are among the highest in the nation? And that the rates on the Cape and Islands are the highest in Massachusetts? The scientists at Silent Spring Institute, founded in 1994, are working to solve the intricate puzzle of environmental links to this breast cancer epidemic. Their landmark research has ranged from studying the toxic contamination of Cape Cod well water to examination of toxic flame retardants building up in indoor household dust, and beyond. The top five reasons we highlight the
There's Something in the Air
By Lynn Thorp, National Campaigns Director It's the sound of our government implementing the clean air and clean water laws we work so hard to pass. Today's announcement of new air pollution controls for cars and gasoline production are welcome news for people struggling with asthma, especially in areas where the health threat from smog and other air pollution is high. The new program is needed because we still haven't met our clean air goals for soot, particulate matter, volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides. That sounds complicated, but it's not. It means we can get $6 billion in
