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The Horrors of Sulfur Dioxide
I imagine that reading about “Sulfur Dioxide” may, at first, sound about as interesting as reading through your old high school science homework, and nowhere nearly as interesting as say, a good Stephen King thriller. But what if I told you that Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) was even scarier than the books in your typical Horror section . . . and posed a far more realistic threat than vampires and haunted cars? Exposure to SO2— in even just a few minutes—can have significant impacts to human health, including aggravating asthma and other respiratory illnesses. It can even exacerbate existing heart
Oil and Gas Industry Influence: It's not just the Drinking Water Study!
By John Noël, National Oil and Gas Campaigns Coordinator – Follow John on Twitter (@Noel_Johnny) Today Inside Climate News and Desmogblog published unsettling details on the oversized influence of the natural gas industry over EPA’s long awaited Study of Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas and Its Potential Impact on Drinking Water Resources. Thousands of documents made possible by a Greenpeace Freedom of Information Act request detail just how lopsided the relationship was between companies, namely Chesapeake Energy and Range Resources and the EPA - specifically when trying to reach an
Congratulations to our Minnesota Clean Water Champions!
Elections matter – that is something that Clean Water Action has known for a long time. Wi th your support, Clean Water Action was able to contact tens of thousands of our members by phone, text and email during an unprecedented election year. We were able to get out the vote for candidates with strong environmental records ready and willing to fight for issues that matter to Minnesota - climate change, clean energy, reducing toxic chemicals, protecting our water, addressing agricultural pollution, just to name a few. You made a difference, and you helped Clean Water Action make an incredible
On Tap Michigan - Virtual Town Hall Series
A joint Clean Water Action and Sierra Club Michigan virtual townhall series with newly elected Michigan lawmakers prior to joining the 2021-2022 101st Michigan legislature.
Letter -- Environmental Appropriations Requests -- FY 21 Omnibus
Download this letter here. Dear Chairman Shelby, Chairwoman Lowey, Ranking Member Leahy, and Ranking Member Granger: On behalf of our millions of members and supporters across the country, we respectfully request that you help protect the environment and healthy communities by increasing funding for key environmental agencies and programs in Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21). A final omnibus conference agreement should meet or exceed the funding levels laid out in the House’s FY21 bills, exclude harmful legacy riders, and ensure that COVID-related costs are provided for in emergency titles. It is
