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July: A Hot Month for California Oil and Gas Policy
Kern River Oil Field. Credit: Sarah Craig/Faces of Fracking By Andrew Grinberg, California Oil and Gas Program Manager - follow Andrew on Twitter: @AndrewBGrinberg This is the first in an ongoing series this July on California oil and gas issues. As the drought rages on, fueled by our changing climate, the fight for independence from polluting fossil fuels is more important than ever. This month is just getting started, but July is already packed with important milestones as California grapples with how to protect its dwindling water supply and polluted communities from the oil and gas
Coal Ash, Arsenic and the Land of 10,000 Lakes
Coal ash is not a high profile issue in Minnesota--- but it should be.
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You can tap the power of your retirement account to help protect clean water with an IRA gift to Clean Water Fund.
Food Waste out of the Trash
Legislation passed in 2021 to require large food waste generators to divert their waste away from landfill or trash incinerator if an organic recycling facility is nearby that can take their waste. Food waste is a persistent problem, with over 25% of the overall food supply at the retail and consumer level going uneaten and wasted. Disposing of our organic material in landfills and incinerators contributes to climate change. Whether landfilled or burned, the waste generates methane and carbon dioxide. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that is 86 times more potent in causing the climate to
Water Affordability in California
Every Californian should have access to affordable safe drinking water. Yet our water system is at risk of failing Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) communities, right when we need it most to slow the spread of COVID-19.
