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Michigan Currents - Fall 2016
US House Approves $170 million for Flint
In late September, the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate voted in favor of $170 million investment in water infrastructure improvements, including replacement of lead service lines, in response to Flint’s water crisis. It has now been longer than a year since Gov. Snyder and the State of Michigan publicly recognized the Flint water crisis, and longer than two years since the city began drawing water from the Flint River without the proper corrosion controls in place to protect residents from lead in the distribution system.
It has not been
Chesapeake Currents - Maryland - Fall 2016
Maryland 2017 Legislative Preview
In Maryland, the General Assembly meets every year for ninety days, from January to April. During this time, the State’s legislators introduce legislation on a variety of issues and must work together to pass a budget for the year ahead. With the 2017 Maryland General Assembly Session quickly approaching, Clean Water Action is putting together an ambitious plan to advocate for important legislation that will protect and preserve the environment. Here is a quick overview:
Toxics: Clean Water will push for bans on products like wheel weights, switches, andChris Bathurst
Chris started field canvassing for West Virginia Citizens Action Group in Morgantown WVA in 1984. He has been with Clean Water since 1985. Over those years he has worked on a multitude of issue and electoral campaigns in 12 states. Chris currently lives in Conway MA where you can often find him fly fishing on his favorite rivers and streams.
Lynn Thorp
Lynn oversees the organization’s national work on water, global warming and energy and chemical policy. She is particularly involved in drinking water issues, and has served two terms of the National Drinking Water Advisory Committee which advises the US Environmental Protection Agency on drinking water policy. Lynn has also served on a number of other Federal Advisory Committees and other bodies working on drinking water regulation.
Before coming to Clean Water in 1999, Lynn worked at Greenpeace for 9 years with an emphasis on toxics and health issues. She began work in the advocacy community
Jennifer Kunze
Jennifer is a lifelong Maryland resident who grew up next to the Catoctin Mountains in Frederick, graduated from St. Mary's College of Maryland on the beautiful St. Mary's River, and now lives in Baltimore City. Before joining Clean Water Action in 2016, Jennifer worked as the Environmental Programs Organizer at the Center for Grace-Full Living in East Baltimore, where she coordinated community gardens, taught environmental education, and organized rain garden and other stormwater remediation projects. Jennifer has also been active in a wide variety of environmental and human rights campaigns