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Standing Room Only: Briefing California Legislators on the Importance of Funding Safe Drinking Water
120 people showed for our Capitol briefing in partnership with the AGUA Coalition, Community Water Center and our other allies at The Leadership Counsel for Accountability on access to safe and affordable drinking water this afternoon. The goal of the meeting was for residents of some of the 300 California communities with unsafe drinking water to talk about what the problem is: Flint in our back yard. There are more residents in California whose drinking water standards are failing than the entire population of Flint, Michigan. Take action here now to call on the state to fund safe drinking
Hundreds Flock to the MA State House for Clean Power
Climate deniers may have taken control of the White House, but here in Massachusetts - and states across the country - residents are pushing for clean power. The Mass Power Forward coalition, which Clean Water Action helps convene, recently held a lobby day to push for clean energy like wind and solar, promote environmental justice, push back against fracked gas pipeline expansion and secure just transition at shutting power plants like Pilgrim Nuclear. The overwhelming turnout for a January day of action just shows how eager communities are to promote a responsible, renewable energy future
Working for a Septic System Solution
On Tuesday, January 31st, we had our first bill hearing for SB 266 - reinstating the requirement for Best Available Technology for all new septic systems in Maryland. This fall, Governor Hogan overturned the previous regulation that required that new septic systems treat their nitrogen pollution. Old systems do nothing to prevent the nitrogen from our waste from reaching our water. The new technology reduces nitrogen by 60%. This issue has become one of our largest legislative pushes this year because of the impact that septic systems have not only on the Chesapeake Bay but also the impact of
Safer Cleaning and Disinfecting in the age of COVID 19
Recommended Practices and Products to Minimize Exposure to Harmful Chemicals While Safely Disinfecting.
Letter from NGOs to Administrator Regan, RE: TSCA
able differently * Alaska Community Action on Toxics * Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments * Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization * BlueGreen Alliance * Breast Cancer Prevention Partners * California Safe Schools * Center for Environmental Health * Clean and Healthy New York * Clean Water Action/Clean Water Fund * Defend Our Health * Earthjustice * Ecology Center * Environmental Defense Fund * Environmental Working Group * Healthy Babies Bright Futures * League of Conservation Voters Learning Disabilities Association of America * Learning Disabilities Association of Connecticut
