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California takes misstep on PFAS in water
OAKLAND, Calif. – Advocates on Friday criticized the action of the State Water Resources Control Board, as it announced its intent to regulate just two out of a family of almost 5000 toxic chemicals known as per-and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water.
Based on federal monitoring, California has the most detections of PFAS chemicals, including PFOA and PFOS, in drinking water sources. However, California, unlike other states, has been slow to react. Critics say that the limited approach announced on Friday puts the state even further behind the rest of the nation and
Environmental Justice Advocates Urge Swift Implementation of Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – In advance of today’s State Water Board hearing to discuss implementation of the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund, Phoebe Seaton, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability; Jonathan Nelson, Policy Director, Community Water Center; and Jennifer Clary, Water Programs Manager, Clean Water Action released the following statement:
“Passage of the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund represented a historic victory for impacted communities who fought for decades to secure the Human Right to Water for their children and
Recycling is Not Enough : Time to Make Less Waste, Not Manage It
Clean Water Action State Director, Amy Goldsmith, testified at the joint annual meeting of the Senate Environment and Energy Committee and Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee. This year’s hearing focused on the state of recycling in New Jersey.
Boston Releases Plan to Move City to Zero Waste
Today, the City of Boston announced a set of recommendations that will bring the city into the zero waste economy, moving away from a polluting waste system and creating good jobs for local residents.
Environmental Justice Groups and Local Environmental Leaders Demand Significant Improvements to New Jersey’s Draft Energy Master Plan
Members of the Environmental Justice (EJ) community, community leaders, youth, supportive elected officials and progressive advocates called on the Murphy Administration to make major strengthening changes to NJ's Draft 2019 Energy Master Plan (EMP).