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Ballot Initiative To Get Money Out Of Michigan Politics Advances
“When powerful corporations spend big to influence elected officials, the people of Michigan lose our voice in our own government. There is a conflict of interest when regulated utilities and big government contractors are financially supporting the elected officials who should be working for the people they represent. Our democracy should not be for sale, and we are ready to take this to the voters.”
Drilling Down Into The Health Impacts of Oil and Gas Production: Los Angeles-style
California is the third leading producer of oil in the country and although Kern County produces most of the state's oil, the Los Angeles area is the nation's largest urban oilfield. Oil production facilities are sited immediately next door to homes, schools, and shopping centers. One in three LA County residents live within one mile of an oil-drilling site—a pretty eye-watering statistic—and yet, no government agency or regulatory body has ever carried out a study of the health impacts on the city’s residents. This was one of the disturbing facts that came up during a panel discussion of the
Putting Drinking Water First: Time to Curb Power Plants' Toxic Pollution
Clean Water Action’s analysis of supporting documents for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Proposed Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category confirms that power plant discharges to surface water often include contaminants that experts consider to be "contaminants of concern" when found in drinking water.
The Chilling Effect of Oil and Gas Money on Our Democracy
The oil and gas industry, aided by the erosion of campaign finance laws and nearly boundless lobbying budgets, asserts enormous influence over legislative processes in real time while also enjoying legacy influence in regulatory frame- works. The results can be devastating to the health of the environment and the public.
No Line 5 Tunnel - Comment and Letter Delivery
Clean Water Action is partnering with Oil And Water Don't Mix for a no tunnel letter and comment delivery day in Lansing! We'll be making a letter delivery to the Governor's office and displaying a batch of origami fish made as part of the Fish for Future project.
