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Sustainable Groundwater Management in California Depends on You!
By Jennifer Clary, California Water Program Manager. Follow Jennifer on twitter- @JenClary_Water Today, Clean Water Fund, in partnership the Union of Concerned Scientists and Community Water Center released its first guide to groundwater planning. Collaborating for Success follows the passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), and provides a roadmap for local agencies to ensure that communities, environmental advocates, tribes and other stakeholders are effectively engaged in local groundwater management efforts. The 2014 SGMA legislation created a roadmap to ensure that
The Interns of Clean Water
The Interns of Clean Water By Adriana Diaz, Florida Intern The interns of Clean Water come from all parts the country, working together to protect our environmental well-being and quality of life. These interns work in offices in every region of the nation. We have students engaged in this organization in California, Florida, Michigan, Massachusetts, Washington DC, and more. Each participant has their own set of background that they bring to the Clean Water family, ranging from their diverse genders and ethnicities to their university and area of study. These students work on various projects
SB 248: Common Sense Protections From Oil and Gas Operations in CA
By Andrew Grinberg, CA Oil and Gas Program Manager - Follow Andrew on Twitter (@AndrewBGrinberg) This post is part of Clean Water Action’s ongoing series this month on California Oil and Gas policy. The entire “July: Oil and Gas Month” series can be found here. Oil Wells and Pipelines, Belridge Oil Field,Kern County, CA Last week I wrote about the recent fracking study by the California Council on Science and Technology and shared Clean Water Action's initial response. Since then, the push for a moratorium on fracking in California has been heating up and over 100,000 people signed our
Turning Back the Clock on Toxic Protections
Take Action to Protect Communities from Coal Ash Now! By Jennifer Peters, Water Programs Director - Follow Jennifer on Twitter (@EarthAvenger) Later today Congress will vote on yet another giveaway to big utilities and coal companies. H.R. 1734, the misleadingly named “ Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation of 2015” would turn back the clock on critical protections to keep communities safe from harmful coal ash pollution. Coal ash contains arsenic, lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium and numerous other toxic chemicals. This dangerous bill is an insult to the many communities around
Saying sHELL NO
By Michael Kelly, Communications Director - Follow Michael on Twitter (@MichaelEdKelly) Like a pimple on a prom date, The Polar Pioneer, the massive rig that Shell will use to drill in the Arctic showed up in Seattle one morning a few months back. The scale of it was stunning. It imposed itself on the waterfront skyline. Looking west from my apartment, you couldn't miss it. On the ferry to Bainbridge Island or Bremerton, it was the biggest thing you saw. And every time, my only thought was, "how stupid is this?" Drilling in the Arctic is a bad idea. It is one of the most unique and important