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My Summer Canvass Experience at Clean Water Action
My name is Erin Dracup and I’ve spent the summer as a field canvasser for Clean Water Action working on the campaigns to ban toxic PFAS in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
I grew up in Ithaca, NY and currently live in Boston where I attend Boston University and study Health Sciences with the intent of pursuing a Masters in Public Health. I’m most passionate about plastic pollution as well as how low-income communities and communities of color are disproportionately impacted by water quality issues.
When looking for a summer internship, Clean Water Action caught my eye as I knew I could advance
Clean Water Action Applauds the House for Needed Investments in Drinking Water
"We applaud the House for including $45 billion in funding for lead service line replacement in the INVEST in America Act"
Clean Water Action: SCOTUS Decision on Voting Rights Highlights the Urgent Need for Congress to Protect Our Freedom to Vote
"Today’s decision makes passing legislation to strengthen our democracy and buttress the freedom vote even more important."
Speaking Out for Our Lands and Water
Organizers from Clean Water Action and partner nonprofits, all clad in bright blue shirts reading “Fund LWCF,” could be seen scattered across the public seating area during Wednesday’s hearing of the House Committee on Natural Resources.
The clean water advocates had begun the day flyering outside the Longworth House Office building, educating staffers and other passers-by of the importance of full, dedicated funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). Once inside the hearing, they caught the eye of Representative Sam Graves (R-LA) who referenced the activists’ presence as he
Planting Trees, Growing Environmental Leaders
In May, I finished my third semester teaching a college dual enrollment Healthy Communities course at Madison Park Academy in the Sobrante Park District of East Oakland. Sobrante Park is an environmental justice community burdened with heavy traffic. The majority of households pay over 50% of their income for housing, and the community has some of the highest asthma rates in the country. Most of the environmental injustices faced by residents are due to air pollution from vehicles including the diesel trucks that run on the 880 freeway directly adjacent to the school. Diesel trucks are not