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Why I want to #ProtectCleanWater - My Childhood Creek
For much of my childhood, in Waco Texas, I grew up with a creek behind my house. That creek is the center of many of my memories and is one of many Texas creeks that is denied protections under the current interpretation of the Clean Water Act. Growing up, my siblings and I would put on rubber wading boots, take a net off a hook in our garage, and trample down the hill behind our house.
Let's Get Composting in Maryland
Food waste is a persistent problem, with over 25% of the overall food supply at the retail and consumer level going uneaten and wasted. Disposing of our organic material in landfills and incinerators contributes to climate change. Whether landfilled or burned, the waste generates methane and carbon dioxide. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that is 86 times more potent in causing the climate to warm than carbon dioxide, and landfills contribute 17% of Maryland’s methane. Landfill emissions are expected to more than double from our 2011 levels by 2020, according to the 2019 update to the
Join Clean Water Action and The Alliance for a Clean Texas (ACT) for Lobby Day
Clean Water is joining fellow members of The Alliance for a Clean Texas (ACT) to host a Lobby Day, with Texans from across the state coming together to call on the Legislature to strengthen environmental protections. We hope you can join us!
Plomo y el Agua Potable
Para proteger la salud pública, debemos reducir la exposición al plomo en el grifo de agua potable.
Factsheet: Rhode Island 2024 Comprehensive PFAS Ban Act
Clean Water Action is supporting legislation this year that will ban dangerous PFAS chemicals from a range of products we use every day *before* these toxins can contaminate our bodies and the environment.