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Ban Unsafe Oil Trains
Clean Water is part of the Coalition to Ban Unsafe Oil Trains, a grassroots movement that originated in Bergen County, New Jersey and calls for the immediate ban of unsafe transportation of crude oil in our community. An oil boom in the Bakken region of North Dakota has caused a surge in freight train traffic hauling crude oil to the East Coast. In Bergen County, CSX trains carrying toxic and highly-volatile Bakken crude oil pass through Northvale, Norwood, Harrington Park, Closter, Haworth, Dumont, Bergenfield, Teaneck, Bogota, Ridgefield Park, and Ridgefield, NJ every week. These trains-
Healthy Communities: Cumulative Impacts
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Coalition for Healthy Ports NY NJ
Clean Water Action is playing a pivotal role as chair the Coalition for Healthy Ports (CHP), a broad coalition of environmental, labor, faith, community, environmental justice and business organizations that seek to create sustainable ports in New York and New Jersey.
Green Water Infrastructure
Green infrastructure uses innovative approaches to reduce storm water and sewage overflows, protect NJ’s water resources and drinking water, create green jobs and reduce climate change impacts including flooding and salt water intrusion. Green water infrastructure includes: Rain and roof gardens, rainwater harvesting, and permeable pavements. Planting trees, restoring wetlands, creating stream buffers and functioning urban forests. Water efficient appliances and landscaping. Wind and solar power. Nutrient recycling in community gardens. Onsite wastewater treatment and safe reuse. Programs
Clean Water Action Letter of Support for the Confirmation of Radhika Fox
May 4, 2021 The Honorable Thomas R. Carper Chairman Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate Washington DC 20510 The Honorable Shelley Moore Capito Ranking Member Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate Washington DC 20510 Dear Chair Carper and Ranking Member Capito, On behalf of Clean Water Action and our members across the country, I am writing to urge the Committee to confirm Radhika Fox for the position of Assistant Administrator for Water at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Radhika has a track record of bringing stakeholders
