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New England Currents | Summer 2025
In this Issue: New England States Sticking to Bans on Toxic “Forever Chemicals” in Pans; Plastic-Free July Update:
ReThink Gains Ground in Cafeterias; CT Team Scores Big Legislative Wins in 2025; Honoring Longtime Connecticut Director, Anne Hulick; Energy Network; PFAS Victory; What’s Next for the Rhode Island Bottle Bill; Fighting for Asthma Justice in Massachusetts; Toxic Free Kids; National Updates.
"Permission to Pollute" Act - Factsheet
The U.S. House of Representatives is advancing dangerous legislation: the “PERMIT Act” (H.R. 3898), a package of over 15 anti-clean water bills. This legislation would gut the Clean Water Act and make it far easier for polluters to contaminate our rivers, lakes, wetlands, and sources of drinking water. That’s why we are calling it the “Permission to Pollute Act.”
Nominations For The Fifth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL5)
We are nominating PFAS chemicals both individually and as a class for inclusion in the CCL5 due to demonstrated wide occurrence in drinking water sources and to robust data on health effects in drinking water.
Scorecard for the 2018 Lame Duck Michigan Legislative Session
The 2018 lame duck legislative session has moved at a record pace. More than 300 bills were introduced since the midterm elections on November 6th. Lame duck sessions are often used by corporate lobbyists and lame duck lawmakers, no longer accountable to their constituents, to push through wildly unpopular legislation in the final days of the year.
Michiganders for Money out of Politics Town Hall - Lansing
Michigan’s government should work for people, not powerful corporations. But regulated monopolies and big government contractors use large political contributions to drown out the voices of everyday Michiganders. Michiganders for Money Out of Politics is a grassroots campaign working to get big money out of our elections. Learn about the upcoming ballot initiative and how you can help!