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Getting a Leg Up on Getting the Lead Out
Photo: Lead-lined iron water pipe and lead pipe removed from the Quincy, MA water system A great new tool was released recently to help communities speed up replacing their remaining Lead Service Lines (LSLs), which deliver drinking water to millions of homes across the U.S. The Lead Service Line Replacement Collaborative is working to accelerate full lead service line replacement by engaging community stakeholders in collaborative processes in this critical undertaking. The Collaborative’s work is based on the recognition that we need to get lead out of contact with drinking water to prevent the risk of exposure to lead at the tap.
Californians are at risk because Californians’ fracking health risks are ignored
By Rosanna Esparza, Kern County Organizer , and Jhon Arbelaez of Earthworks Clean Water Action, in partnership with Earthworks, recently published California’s first infrared analysis of oil & gas air pollution’s impact on communities. When we began research for this report nearly a year ago, we discovered a disturbing lack of data specific to California on the health effects from oil & gas in our state. With a production of nearly 200 million barrels of oil in 2013 alone, this lack of data raises serious questions about our state’s priorities when it comes to protecting the health of its
Dirty Water Politics in the Senate
By Michael Kelly, Communications Director - Follow Michael on Twitter (@MichaelEdKelly) Two things: The drinking water for 1 in 3 of us is at risk of pollution and destruction. EPA wants to fix that and has proposed a strong, commonsense rule to protect clean water. Two more things: Polluters hate EPA's Clean Water Rule. And certain members of Congress are doing everything they can to help polluters stop the rule. Which brings us to this week's Pollute-A-Rama. This week the House and Senate are voting on their 2016 budget resolutions - the blueprints they'll use when writing spending bills
Welcome to Spring!
By Chris Bathurst, National Canvass Director It is light longer. Temperatures are climbing and birds are migrating. You are probably excited about the prospects of spring, followed closely by summer (especially if you live anywhere in the northeast). Your friendly door to door Clean Water Action organizer is also welcoming the change of season. We are very proud of our field staff for their intrepid work throughout this entire challenging winter - save for say our California and Texas team of course. I want to take this time to let you know a little more about those bundles of clothes that
Start Oyster Creek cleanup as soon as plant closes
By Janet Tauro, Clean Water Action, NJ Board Chair - Follow on Twitter @CleanWaterNJ The situation continues to deteriorate at the Oyster Creek nuclear plant in Lacey Township, New Jersey. Federal regulators are moving toward increased oversight following an unplanned, emergency shutdown this month after valves that control steam pressure malfunctioned . It was the fifth unplanned shutdown since 2013, and as time goes by for the corroding dinosaur plant, mechanical problems continue to mount. Investigators are looking for the cause, and also determining if plant owners, Exelon, are skipping
