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NJ politicians: Will they be heroes or zeros on banning plastic bags this week?
Trenton, NJ: Clean Water Action is making a last-ditch plea for the legislature to pass S2776 / A4330 to ban plastic and paper carryout bags, polystyrene takeout containers, and to offer straws by request before January 14 th. NJ’s top 3 elected officials all say they want to ban single use plastic bags but final votes are still needed.
If over a million New Jerseyans can comply with plastic bag bans in over 50 towns and two large counties, there’s no reason why the Legislature and the Governor shouldn’t be able to agree on a statewide ban to combat the single-use plastic scourge now.
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Pendley Must Go
Happy New Year.
William Perry Pendley, an ardent advocate for the disposal and sell-off of public lands, is still acting director of the Bureau of Land Management. In the midst of a disastrous, politically motivated relocation of BLM headquarters from Washington, DC, this first workday of 2020 will find Pendley reporting to work at the agency’s new headquarters in Grand Junction, CO.
This isn’t the first time Clean Water has been concerned with Pendley’s approach to his job at BLM, but pushing through a headquarters relocation that is expected to devastate agency leadership and staffing is
Key Milestone Transitioning Away from Coal: Brayton Point Water Tower Implosion
“The fight for climate justice is one of the biggest battles we face,” said Cindy Luppi, New England Director, Clean Water Action, who has partnered with local leaders and health groups since the 1990s on these efforts. “We know our children’s future depends on us moving away from the burning of coal and other fossil fuels, but we have to find real world solutions that show respect for workers and communities, and keep the lights on powered with clean energy at the same time. ”
People-Powered Democracy and Clean Water Action's Leadership Conference
Many Clean Water Action/Clean Water Fun colleagues gathered recently for a conference in Maryland to train up, reinvigorate, share strategies and stories, and look to the future of Clean Water Action. Throughout the conference, I witnessed the power of the organizing work that our phone and field canvas undertake to engage our members and the public at large about the good being done in California and the important actions we all need to be taking to protect safe water and communities impacted by environmental injustice. Campaign Directors shared best practices and plotted future opportunities
Proposed Solar Field on 240+ Acres of Forest
Georgetown University is currently proposing to cut down 249 acres of Southern Maryland’s largest forest to build a large-scale solar facility. This forest is one of Maryland’s targeted ecological areas, meaning it is a conservation priority for the state. It is home to many at-risk birds as well as Tier II streams, the designation given to Maryland’s highest quality streams. Please click here to email MDE: protect Southern Maryland's largest forest.
As we know, forests play an important role in climate and water quality. They sequester carbon and are natural filters that stop sediments and