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Bottled Water: The Human Health Consequences of Drinking from Plastic
Next time you reach for the bottle of "pure" water, think twice as popular brands may be selling you water contaminated with microplastics and toxic chemicals from their plastic packaging.
Testimony in Support of NJ's Environmental Justice Bill
Kim Gaddy, Clean Water Action's Environmental Justice Organizer, testified before the NJ Assembly Environment Committee on Monday July 20, 2020 in support of NJ's Environmental Justice legislation (S232 / A2212). If you live in New Jersey, please contact your legislators to urge them to pass the most protective cumulative impacts bill in the nation. Good afternoon, My name is Kim Gaddy, Environmental Justice Organizer for Clean Water Action and lifelong Newark resident. I am here to lift all the voices of Black and brown residents in the State of New Jersey who fight every day to breathe clean
Clean Water Action Renews Call for Governor Whitmer to Revoke Line 5 Easement Immediately
The following statement can be attributed to Sean McBrearty, Michigan Legislative and Policy Director, Clean Water Action: “Last week, Governor Whitmer asked Enbridge Inc., to provide financial assurance mechanisms as well as an insurance policy for the Line 5 pipeline that names the state of Michigan as coinsured. We know that nothing will protect the Great Lakes from an increasingly likely Line 5 oil spill short of revoking Enbridge’s easement, but at the very least Enbridge’s insurance policy would ensure that Michigan taxpayers aren’t left holding the bag when a devastating oil spill does
New policy will safeguard Colorado waters from toxic PFAS
On July 14th we won a huge victory when the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission unanimously approved a policy that provides Colorado a clear path forward to address PFAS contamination in surface and ground waters. Despite the serious health impacts from PFAS, there are no federal regulations to control these chemicals in surface water or drinking water, so states around the country have been adopting their own regulations and policies to protect residents.
Massive, Diverse Groups To NJ Assembly: Pass Nation’s Strongest Cumulative Impacts Bill
An incredibly powerful and diverse array of over 170 organizations representing hundreds of thousands of New Jersey residents including unions, environmental justice, social justice, community, faith-based groups, urban mayors, and an united environmental community called on the NJ State Assembly to pass the strongest possible version of the cumulative impacts bill (S232/A2212) out of committee today and the full Assembly on July 30th
