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Clean Water Waves | In The News, February 2023
Our work to protect clean water across the country often makes the news. Clean Water Waves highlights recent articles featuring our staff speaking on their areas of activism and expertise. In This Issue: The Clean Water Act under attack, pipelines in Michigan, PFAS in Minnesota, Trains and Pipes in PA, and environmental justice in MA and NJ.
Citizens Groups Applaud MI Attorney General’s Appeal in Line 5 Legal Case
"Every day this outdated 1950s crude oil pipeline is in the Great Lakes is a day when beautiful Lake Michigan could end up being a disaster zone. Delay is not our friend and this legal development moves us closer to a decision."
Ohio Train Wreck Could Be Biden’s Chance to Champion Chemical Safety
The chemical train derailment in East Palestine OH illuminates numerous problems around how we protect communities from chemical hazards.
California Leads on Reducing Methane Emissions
Yesterday, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) adopted the strongest regulations in the country to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas production and storage. Clean Water Action and our allies led the charge to get these regulations in place. As California leads the way, the Trump administration is going backwards on this and many other issues, and that’s all the more reason for us to be out in front. Methane is especially critical, because it traps heat about 84 times more than carbon dioxide over 20 years. The regulation also requires operators to capture rather than vent and
Train derailment in Frederick raises the stakes on crude oil in Maryland
Last week, a freight train on its way to the Port of Baltimore derailed in Ijamsville, a small town in Frederick County. Fortunately, although the train was carrying hazardous materials, none of the eight cars that derailed were punctured, and other than disruption to other freight shipments through Maryland, there were no impacts. Read more about the derailment and see pictures in the Frederick News-Post. The Port of Baltimore is an important economic driver for Baltimore City and the whole state, carrying increasing volumes of freight traffic from all over the world. But when those shipments
