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Local Eatery, Saenz Restaurant, Joins Program to Reduce Trash and Plastic Pollution
Saenz Restaurant has become the latest Massachusetts eatery to go green by phasing out single-use disposable dining ware as part of Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund’s ReThink Disposable campaign.
La Batalla Aún No Ganada
Durante casi diez años, las comunidades de California han luchado por normas que protejan a sus familias de la producción de petróleo. La seguridad de nuestra salud y la de nuestros hijos debería ser un hecho, pero la verdad es que para muchos eso dista mucho de la realidad en la que viven.
An Awesome Crew and a Reason to Be Thankful!
By Becky Smith, Massachusetts Campaigns Director Here I am with Congressman McGovern. What an honor! Last week I attended the annual benefit for MA Alliance, a group that Clean Water Action is a member of which works to elect progressives in Massachusetts. It was a freezing and windy night to hike it across the water from the Boston office, and I'd considered leaving before the string of speakers took the stage. Thankfully I didn't, because this happened: After a several speakers, the Governor was introduced and whipped up the crowd with a rousing "sermon" about how there's a war on the poor
Clean Rivers Campaign Hosts Highly Successful Pittsburgh City Council Hearing
By Tom Hoffman, Western Pennsylvania Director and Sarah Peterson, Nine Mile Run Watershed Association In Pittsburgh, Clean Water Action is one of the key members of the Clean Rivers Campaign fighting to ensure that the investments we will make to fix our combined sewer overflow problem will give our communities the most benefits possible. On November 18th, the Clean Rivers Campaign testified in front of Pittsburgh City Council in a Post-Agenda hearing. CRC supporters filled every seat in the City Council chambers. They listened as experts from local and national organizations explained how
House Votes on Oil and Gas Activity - Security Doesn't Come From Extremism
Stop these bad bills now! By Lynn Thorp, National Campaigns Director This week's U.S. House votes around oil and gas activities demonstrate that extreme views can easily dominate public policy debate. Masquerading behind titles including words like "energy security" these three bills are about none of that. These bills would eliminate federal oversight of oil and gas drilling on public lands, including removing the baseline protections for clean water and public health which we would expect to apply to this activity wherever it occurs. One bill would put absurd restrictions on the
