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We're Suing.
Scott Pruitt is playing games with streams, wetlands, and drinking water while he works on proposing a new rule that will shrink the number of streams and wetlands protected under the Clean Water Act. He practically dared us to sue EPA.
A Foray Into Energy Democracy In Massachusetts
Worcester, MA is a gritty little outpost in Central Massachusetts, with the quaint feel of bygone glory days.
In cosmopolitan Boston, with its internationally renowned academic, financial and healthcare institutions, this caricature of our neighbor only an hour away- the second largest city in New England- is a common perception. So ingrained is this idea in fact, that it translates into monumental material impacts like infrequent transit connections, meager media attention to issues of significance in Worcester and a paucity of economic development initiatives by the Boston-oriented
Protect our Forests and Fix the FCA
The Maryland Forest Conservation Act was designed to protect Maryland's forests; it implemented replanting requirements and minimum forested thresholds, and required more county oversight to protect our forests from over-development. While the law slowed forest clearance in some places, the law is falling short of protecting priority forests, especially where development pressure is intense and there are large, contiguous forests.
It is time to update the Forest Conservation Act!
Senate Bill 610, sponsored by Senator Young, and House Bill 766, sponsored by Delegate Healey, would amend the
The Infrastructure Plan: Putting Drinking Water Last
The Trump administration’s “Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America” is the farthest thing from putting drinking water first. Case in point – rolling back one of the fundamental parts of the Clean Water Act that drove the statutory vision of “zero discharge” of pollutants into our nation’s waters.
Water Wasteland - A Blueprint for Change
Third, the book elevated those local experiences and the leaders fighting locally for clean water to advocate directly for strong protections, funding and enforcement through the Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act and other laws.