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New report: “The Need to Enforce: Waste Ban Regulations in Massachusetts” | Press Release
“The bottom line is: this should not be hard,” said Elizabeth Saunders of Clean Water Action. “There are many environmental problems that are incredibly complicated to solve, but this is straightforward. We could drastically reduce waste in Massachusetts by doing the basics–enforcing the long established DEP waste bans.”
Clean Water 50 Stories: Brent Baeslack
In honor of Clean Water Action's 50th birthday, we are lifting up voices and stories in the Clean Water movement through #CleanWater50Stories. Our story is the story of everyday people who have used their power to make a difference to create a healthier and greener future for all. Meet Brent Baeslack. Brent is an avid tree-lover, a community leader, an anti-incinerator activist, and long-time member of the Clean Water Action team, from Haverhill, Massachusetts. He served on the Clean Water Action Board of Directors from 2002-2021 and has served on the Clean Water Action Massachusetts Advisory
Clean Water Waves | In The News, Summer 2022
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.
People. Action. Justice. New Jersey residents demand healthy communities and WIN!
Residents, community organizations, and small businesses banded together to defeat Amazon. Clean Water Action joined the Good Jobs Clean Air (GJCA) NJ coalition and organized for 10 months to fight against a secret deal between Amazon and the Port Authority that would have allowed Amazon to open an Air Hub at Newark Airport without considering impacts on the surrounding communities. The Amazon Air Hub would have increased truck and airplane traffic and the pollution that comes along with it, in communities where public health is already disproportionately threatened. And despite Amazon’s job
Flame Retardant Bills are on fire-pun intended!
As the summer kicked off in June and many went on vacation, the Joint Committee on Public Health was hard at work setting up hearings and listening to testimony. This legislative session has started with a lot of hope for the Children and Firefighters Protection Act; it passed the Senate unanimously last session and Clean Water Action and allies are determined to see it pass both the Senate and the House this time around. The Children and Firefighters Protection Acts were heard by the Public Health Committee early on in the committee’s 8 month stretch of scheduled hearings. On June 6 th the
