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Building Clean Energy in the Nutmeg State
Clean Water is determined to hold onto clean energy progress in the Connecticut, and to begin a strange new political era with vision and mojo. We are gearing up by visiting and celebrating some of the state’s most exciting clean energy installations - and making a party of it.
Managing the Waste Stream As An Ally At Standing Rock
—This is a guest blog by Genevieve Abedon of Californians Against Waste Going to Standing Rock to fight for Native rights, land and water, and against the outdated oil and gas industry has been one of the most inspiring experiences of my life. I was at Oceti Sakowin camp in North Dakota for most of Thanksgiving week. I am both an environmentalist engaged with the broader progressive movement, and also a campaigner against plastic pollution; particularly single-use disposables. In this way I have always been a water protector at heart. I worked diligently with partners across the state
Putting Drinking Water First - A Real Win
By Lynn Thorp, Campaigns Director (follow Lynn of Twitter - @LTCWA) Waiting for Protection for More than 10 years Putting Drinking Water First means making decisions about all of our activities with an eye toward their impact on our drinking water sources. Take action here. Why should we do that? First, recent events like the Freedom Industries chemical spill in West Virginia and the Duke Energy coal ash spill in North Caroline illustrate the health concerns and disruptions which result from contamination of drinking water sources. Public health and local economies depends on tap water. Second
Air Pollution from Coke Plant in Pittsburgh Cannot Continue
Courtesy of Joel Polacci By Julie St. John, Pittsburgh Organizer For years, Clean Water Action in Pittsburgh has been working to clean up air pollution coming from the Shenango coke works on Neville Island. The facility is located on a heavily industrialized piece of land less than one mile from densely populated residential communities and only five miles from downtown Pittsburgh. When new owners, DTE Energy, bought the company in 2008, residents were hopeful they would finally see improvements to the air they breathe. Now, it's clear that DTE Energy has no more interest in being a good
It's About Time
By Bob Wendelgass, President and CEO (Follow Bob on Twitter - @BWendelgass) #ProtectCleanWater today! Click here to submit a comment. Thanks to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) for finally announcing critical steps to fix a mess the Bush Administration made back in 2002. That’s when EPA and the Corps “broke” the Clean Water Act by removing its protection from many small streams and wetlands. A lot has happened since (more on that later this week), but this is the first real progress on this issue in a long time. Over the past twelve years, Clean
