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Trump administration guts water pollution controls for coal plants, putting industry profits before public health
Today the Trump administration continued its assault on the Clean Water Act and signed a proposal to weaken effluent limitation guidelines (ELGs) for the power plant industry.
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Food Waste out of the Trash
Legislation passed in 2021 to require large food waste generators to divert their waste away from landfill or trash incinerator if an organic recycling facility is nearby that can take their waste.
Food waste is a persistent problem, with over 25% of the overall food supply at the retail and consumer level going uneaten and wasted. Disposing of our organic material in landfills and incinerators contributes to climate change. Whether landfilled or burned, the waste generates methane and carbon dioxide. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that is 86 times more potent in causing the climate to
Water Affordability in California
Every Californian should have access to affordable safe drinking water. Yet our water system is at risk of failing Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) communities, right when we need it most to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Re: Comments on Study of Oil and Gas Extraction Wastewater Management Under the Clean Water Act, No. EPA‐821‐R19‐001
July 1, 2019
Mr. Jesse Pritts
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water (4303T)
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20460 Submitted via email to: oil-and-gas-study@epa.gov and pritts.jesse@epa.govDear Mr. Pritts:
On behalf of our members and supporters, Clean Water Action/Clean Water Fund appreciates the opportunity to provide input to US EPA on the Study of Oil and Gas Extraction Wastewater Management Under the Clean Water Act (Draft), No. EPA‐821‐R19‐ 001 (hereinafter referred to as the “Draft Study”).
The Draft Study, insofar as it addresses the question of whether