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Clean Water on the Move - July 2022
Welcome to Clean Water on the Move, your monthly update from Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund.
BREAKING: Amazon’s Air Hub at Newark Airport is Cancelled
(Newark, NJ)—This afternoon, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced that Amazon will withdraw its proposal to build an air cargo hub at Newark Liberty International Airport.
Clean Water 50 Stories: Roger Smith
To celebrate Clean Water Action's 50th anniversary, we’re sharing our history and journey with the people who have joined us along the way as we worked to protect clean water through #CleanWater50 stories. Roger Smith joined Clean Water Action's Connecticut team in 2003, shortly after our big win of the Sooty Six Campaign to shut down dirty power plants in the state. He played a pivotal role to further advocate for clean, renewable energy policy at the local level, leading the Neighbor to Neighbor Energy Challenge that helped municipal leaders and residents in fourteen towns with energy
Fund MI Future coalition launches to advocate for a more prosperous Michigan for all
Tax fairness, better wages and fully-funded community services will make Michigan a better place for both families and businesses
Why Littering Is Not the True Problem
In our efforts to reduce waste, we have often heard people say that the “real” problem is the people who throw their garbage on the sidewalk and out their car windows. Of course, we agree that we should change this behavior, but the truth is that littering is not the real problem. We need to change the entire system because the plastic trash that floats in the world's oceans actually decompose and release potentially toxic substances into the water. First, much of the litter items we see—aluminum cans, straws, plastic bags, etc.—are lightweight and easily blow off of garbage trucks, landfills
