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Clean Water Waves | In The News, February 2023
Our work to protect clean water across the country often makes the news. Clean Water Waves highlights recent articles featuring our staff speaking on their areas of activism and expertise. In This Issue: The Clean Water Act under attack, pipelines in Michigan, PFAS in Minnesota, Trains and Pipes in PA, and environmental justice in MA and NJ.
Citizens Groups Applaud MI Attorney General’s Appeal in Line 5 Legal Case
"Every day this outdated 1950s crude oil pipeline is in the Great Lakes is a day when beautiful Lake Michigan could end up being a disaster zone. Delay is not our friend and this legal development moves us closer to a decision."
Ohio Train Wreck Could Be Biden’s Chance to Champion Chemical Safety
The chemical train derailment in East Palestine OH illuminates numerous problems around how we protect communities from chemical hazards.
IRS IG Report Confirms What We Know -- Oil Companies are Misusing Taxpayer Funds
"Oil companies using taxpayer funds to bankroll activities that put our water at risk."
Clean Water Action Says BLM Director William Perry Pendley is the Last Person Who Should be in Charge of Our Nation’s Public Lands
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced that he is extending William Perry Pendley’s tenure as Acting Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
Michael Kelly, Director of Communications for Clean Water Action, released the following statement in response:
“William Perry Pendley is the last person who should lead an agency that is responsible for public lands. President Trump knows this, and that is why he has never formally nominated to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM): the Senate would reject him.
“Pendley is an ardent supporter of selling off