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Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund Welcome Progress on Reduced Lead Risks in Drinking Water
Today's EPA Lead and Copper Rule Improvements proposal includes a requirement for full replacement of all lead service lines in regulated drinking water systems. Under EPA’s proposal, the vast majority of lead service lines, which bring water from the large water main into the home or building, will be replaced within ten years of the new regulation’s implementation. The effort will be supported by $15 billion in targeted funding made possible by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Broad Coalition of Climate & Environmental Organizations Condemn House Passage of Dangerous Cuts in Interior & Environment Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4821, the House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bill. In response, over 60 advocacy groups warn that the House is leading Congress to a government shutdown by passing an appropriations bill that would eviscerate environmental protections, decimate historic climate progress in the Inflation Reduction Act, green light harmful poison pill anti-environmental riders, and much more.
Specifically, this appropriations bill would:
Gut funding to the agencies that protect the environmentEnvironmental Justice at the MA State House
Photo: Maria Belen Power - Chelsea GreenRoots (center), Andrea Nyamekye - Neighbor to Neighbor (left), Madeleine Scammell - BUSPH (right) testify at environmental justice hearing
Just last week at the Massachusetts State House, the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture held a hearing for a new environmental justice bill. This bill aims to increase support for environmental justice communities as defined in former Governor Deval Patrick’s 2014 executive order and the EJ policy that was originally issued way back in 2002 and updated in 2017. The Executive Order lays out a
Everyone's doing it, and so should Massachusetts!
What is IT, you ask? It’s bettering our products, homes, and lives by going flame retardant free! These chemicals have been linked to increased rates of cancer and problems with fertility, development and the nervous system and can be found in many common household items such as furniture, electronics, and toys.
Awful, right? Luckily, we’re not the only ones who think so. 14 states have already banned toxic flame retardants, pushing their leaders to recognize the hazards these chemicals pose.
This summer, Maine took it to a whole new level by passing a strong piece of legislation which bans
Healthy Legacy: Minnesota Policy Victories
Since 2006, Healthy Legacy has worked to protect the health of Minnesota’s children from toxic chemicals in their shampoo, toys, and throughout their homes and schools. Due to the work of Healthy Legacy and the leadership of state lawmakers, Minnesota has enacted numerous laws that address toxic chemicals in consumer products.