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Who Cares About Clean Water?
By Susan Eastwood - follow Susan on Twitter - @SCEastwood I live in Ashford, a town of around 4500 people that is 80% forested. We are truly rural. The Mount Hope River runs through our backwoods and the head waters are just a mile or two to the North. As I sit on my deck this morning, I notice the mountain laurel has burst into bloom overnight. If you listen, you can hear the river running over the rocks in the hollow below – the headwaters are just to the North of our property. Who cares about clean water? I do! Water testing has shown that pollution-point source pollution has contaminated
Finally Managing Groundwater
By Jennifer Clary, California Program Manager The California Legislature ended its 2014 session on Friday evening by adopting the first comprehensive groundwater regulation in the state’s 164-year history. SB 1168 (Pavley) and AB 1739 (Dickinson) provide a framework for managing the state’s groundwater basins that will require management plans and potentially pumping limits in the state’s most heavily used basins. There’s an old adage that says “water flows to money.” That is definitely the case with groundwater, as large cities, irrigation districts and corporate agriculture can afford to
Be A Clean Water Voter! (Archive)
Elections matter – that is something that Clean Water Action has known for a long time.
Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund 2021 Annual Report
2021 brought major changes, new progress on clean water, climate and environmental justice.
Reducing Litter and Achieving Zero Waste by Charging for Take-Out Cups
Surveys were conducted with 95 café owners and 461 customers across San Francisco that sell to-go beverages in disposable cups. The goal of the survey was to determine what current practices and behaviors businesses utilize to incentivize BYO behavior, current consumer habits and reasons, and opinions on future options.
