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Risking Our Food and Farmland in Michigan
By Bruni Bezati, Lake St. Clair Program Intern I am extremely disappointed with the Michigan State Legislature’s decision to pass a package of bills that allows industrial waste, like coal ash, to be used in roads, as construction fill, and most alarming of all, to be spread over our farm fields. This poses the risk of contaminating our food and causing damage to Michigan’s farming communities. As an intern with Clean Water Action, I joined fellow staff and concerned community members this past Tuesday to inform elected officials about the dangers of coal ash and the negative effects these
Responding to #ProtectCleanWater Myths
By Margi Armstrong, Lake St. Clair Program Coordinator Protecting all of our nation’s water seems like a no brainer. In fact, when I ask folks in my community to take action to fix the Clean Water Act and ensure that we protect our drinking water sources, the most common response is “Well, duh! Where do I sign?!”. However, some of our elected officials in Michigan don’t feel the same way. A State Representative in Southeast Michigan has proposed a resolution calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) to recall their proposed “waters of the
Safer Cleaning and Disinfecting in the age of COVID 19
Recommended Practices and Products to Minimize Exposure to Harmful Chemicals While Safely Disinfecting.
Letter from NGOs to Administrator Regan, RE: TSCA
able differently * Alaska Community Action on Toxics * Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments * Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization * BlueGreen Alliance * Breast Cancer Prevention Partners * California Safe Schools * Center for Environmental Health * Clean and Healthy New York * Clean Water Action/Clean Water Fund * Defend Our Health * Earthjustice * Ecology Center * Environmental Defense Fund * Environmental Working Group * Healthy Babies Bright Futures * League of Conservation Voters Learning Disabilities Association of America * Learning Disabilities Association of Connecticut
Clean Water Action Letter in Support Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021
The Honorable Thomas Carper Chairman Committee on Environment & Public Works United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Shelly Moore Capito Ranking Member Committee on Environment & Public Works United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Download the PDF of this letter here. Dear Chairman Carper and Ranking Member Capito, We write in support of the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, which will be considered by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on March 24, 2021. This bill represents a much-needed down payment on investment in our nation’s
