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Water as a Human Right
The Human Right to Water, passed by the legislature in 2012 and signed by Governor Brown, was a great policy idea with almost no teeth. Community members and advocates worked for years to gain recognition for water as a human right, with our first bill, AB 1242 (Ruskin, 2009) vetoed by then-Governor Schwarzenegger and its successor, AB 685 (Eng, 2012) taking the full 2-year session to pass. The legislation was short and to the point:
It is hereby declared to be the established policy of the state that every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water adequate for
Clean Water Action comments on EPA's proposed revisions to the Safe Drinking Water Act's Lead and Copper Rule
Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund respectfully submit these comments regarding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions.
Clean Water Action on HR 1166 -- USEIT Act
February 5, 2019
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The Honorable Paul Tonko Chair, Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change U.S. House of Representatives 2123 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable John Shimkus Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change U.S. House of Representatives 2123 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515
Chair Tonko and Ranking Member Shimkus
On behalf of Clean Water Action, our members, and supporters, I write to provide a written statement for the subcommittee’s hearing on Fenbruary 6, 2020 on H.R.. 1166, the
2019 Michigan Legislative Scorecard
In 2018, Michigan voters went to the polls and voted overwhelmingly for candidates who promised to clean up our drinking water, hold corporate polluters accountable, end the ongoing threat of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline, and protect our Great Lakes. So far in the 100th state legislature, positive steps in that direction have been few and far between. That is why this year our scorecard doesn’t focus on the incremental steps that were taken with nearly unanimous approval, but the more aspirational legislation that has been introduced and not acted on. If we want to protect our Great Lakes in an