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Clean Water Rule = Critical to Maryland
Having a healthy water source is critical to our economy. From agriculture, to wildlife, to craft brewing, and clean tech, clean water is the lifeblood to it all. Headwater and seasonal streams feed the drinking water sources of two out of every three Marylanders.
A Big Win for Our Water in Maryland
As field organizers with Clean Water Action, we inform residents about environmental issues and ask them to contact elected officials to take action.
Clean Water - The Underpinning of Daily Life
Near my home, the Scantic River is a magnet for paddlers, hikers, foragers, picnickers - an oasis between the suburbs of Enfield and Somers, Connecticut. A new pub on its shores, Powder Hollow Brewery, now makes craft beer from our local waters.
Newark Makes History With First-In-The-Nation Environmental Justice Ordinance
On July 13th, the City of Newark made history when the Newark Municipal Council passed a first-in-the-nation Environmental Justice and Cumulative Impacts Ordinance which seeks to address the problems that have led to unhealthy levels of pollution in the region’s poorest communities.
The ordinance requires developers requesting environmental permits to inform the city of any environmental impacts. This information is to be submitted to the City’s Environmental Commission along with the developer’s initial site-plan application so that the Commission can advise the Central Planning Board
Amy Goldsmith
Amy Goldsmith oversees all New Jersey programs for Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund. She is also a part of the NJ Work Environment Council as a member of the Board, NJ Citizen Action, NJ Working Families Alliance, Steering Committee of the Coalition for Healthy Ports, ElectrifyNJ, EmpowerNJ, Jersey Renews, Sewer Free Streets & Rivers, Lead Free NJ, and Lead in Drinking Water Task Force, as well as serving as the Governor’s Public Appointee to NJDEP Clean Water Council. For 7 years prior to her work in New Jersey, Mrs. Goldsmith directed Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund's New