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The Dirty Water Rule would mean more oil and gas wastewater in rivers and streams.
New analysis finds big impacts in oil producing states
For decades, oil and gas industry growth has been enabled by slashing protections for water. Some of the most common forms of oil and gas production benefit from federal loopholes and policies that remove water protections in order to streamline permitting and cut operational costs. The aquifer exemption program in the Safe Drinking Water Act’s (SDWA) Underground Injection Control (UIC) program, and the notorious Halliburton loophole that removed SDWA protections for hydraulic fracturing operations, are two of the most egregious examples
Trifecta: Three Vicious Environmental Decisions From Gov. Baker
Everywhere you looked a couple of weeks back, there was the Green New Deal, an ambitious proposal to transition the entire US economy to a framework of sustainability and economic justice. A resolution urging creation of a GND was launched last week by freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and veteran Sen. Ed Markey, to enthusiastic fanfare from its legions of supporters—and ominous warnings of doom from the corporate center and ideological right. Many mainstream figures, including Democratic Party luminaries and nearly 100 members of Congress, endorse it as an opening to urgent national
Simmons University Engages Students in Talks about Toxics
I’ve learned a lot about the dangers of exposure to toxic chemicals through flame retardants at Clean Water Action. They’re everywhere in our homes: in mattresses, furniture, even children’s toys.
This is a really important issue to be aware of, but there is a real lack of awareness amongst my fellow college students.
My school, Simmons University, offers a “Toxic Consumables” course as an elective to first-year students. The class covers everyday exposure to toxic chemicals through consumer and personal care products. It also addresses how exposure to toxic chemicals through personal care
Breaking: PFAS-contaminated milk discovered on Maine farm
One piece of this puzzle, however, is crystal clear: the root cause of this problem is the manufacturing and promotion of PFAS by the chemical industry, even though internal documents reveal they knew about its toxicity for decades.
NJBPU’s $12 Billion Question: Excessive Corporate Profit or Ratepayer/Environmental Protections?
Clean Water Action joined AARP, the Anti-Poverty Network, small businesses and large industrial energy users to call on the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) and Governor Murphy to protect ratepayers, public health, private property and the environment at a statehouse press conference following NJBPU’s monthly meeting this morning.