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California Legislative Priorities for 2021
This year, Clean Water Action is sponsoring fix bills that will protect the public from toxic chemical exposures and ensure that all Californians have access to safe water.
Youth Action Collaborative
Clean Water Massachusetts Youth Action Collaborative is a space to educate, energize, and organize Massachusetts youth to take action on local environmental issues that you’re passionate about as well as plugging you into key campaigns already happening in Massachusetts.
Background: Federal Regulation of Lead in Drinking Water
For our introduction to lead and drinking water, click here.
The Federal Government regulates lead in drinking water, primarily through the Lead and Copper Rule.
Lead and Copper Rule
Adopted as part of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) in 1991 by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR)'s purpose is to protect public health by minimizing lead and copper exposure at the tap.
The LCR requires water systems to monitor the drinking water they provide and control for corrosion. Because lead can get into drinking water at various points throughout the system, as
Harmful Algal Outbreaks and Drinking Water
Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms happen most often where there are high levels of nutrients like nitrogen or phosphorus present in warm, still waters like lakes, ponds, or reservoirs. They can also occur in rivers, especially during summer months. Aquatic ecosystems need nutrients to thrive but fertilizer runoff from agriculture, sewage and industrial discharges, and urban stormwater have added an excessive of nutrients into many of our nation’s bays, lakes and rivers.
Letter to the Senate -- Environmental Organizations Support Convicting Former President Trump
Clean Water Action • Defenders of Wildlife • Earthjustice • Friends of the Earth U.S. Greenpeace US • League of Conservation Voters • National Wildlife Federation • Natural Resources Defense Council • Sierra Club • The Wilderness Society • Union of Concerned Scientists
Download this letter here
February 8, 2021
United States Senate Washington, DC 20510
Re: Environmental Organizations Support Convicting Former President Trump
Dear Senator,
The undersigned environmental groups write today on behalf of our millions of members and supporters to express our support for the Senate to convict