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New England Currents | Fall 2018
In this issue: Massachusetts legislative round-up | Endorsements in Massachusetts | Fall for Water in Massachusetts | Primary Wrap-Up: Rhode Island | ReThink Disposable in Rhode Island | Clean Energy Recap in Connecticut | Don't Take Water for Granted in Connecticut
Minnesota State Legislative Scorecard - 2017 and 2018 Sessions
Clean Water Action’s goal is to protect and restore our lakes, rivers and streams now and for future generations. We work to protect Minnesota’s health and water by making systemic change. We educate the public, develop grassroots leaders and mobilize our members to get involved in policy decisions.
We also provide tools to help Minnesotans understand how their elected officials are voting. This scorecard covers the 2017 and 2018 Minnesota legislative sessions and scores every Minnesota state legislator on votes that impact clean, renewable energy, water quality, and toxics in our environment.
Minnesota Currents | Fall 2018
In this issue: November 6 Elections Give Us a Chance to Elect Environmental Champions | 3,000 for Clean Water | 2017-2018 Legislative Scorecard | The Problem With Corporate Industrial Agriculture and Minnesota’s Water | Stay in the Loop: 3M Settlement
California Currents | Fall 2018
In This Issue: Voting For California's Environmental Values | Clean Water Action Promotes Climate Emergency Declarations in the Bay Area | Clean Water Action's Fight for a Safe Drinking Water Fund Will Continue in 2019 | ReThink Disposable Team Welcomes Auditor Grace Lee | Reducing Air Pollution and Improving Health in Lost Hills
Crude Oil Trains in Baltimore: Too Dangerous for the Rails
Big Oil companies’ push to extract and refine more extreme forms of oil has led to unprecedented transport of explosive and climate-polluting crude oil on our nation’s rail lines.
Crude oil train traffic grew 5,100 percent from 2008 to 2014 due to the rapid increase in fracking for oil in the Bakken shale fields of North Dakota and in tar sands oil extraction in Canada. An alarming number of derailments and explosions across North America has followed.
In Maryland, crude oil trains are a danger to communities near rail lines across the state and to Baltimore in particular. The oil industry has