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2025 Connecticut Legislative Session Wraps Up with a String of WINS!
We did it! The Connecticut legislative session ended, and thanks to our tenacious canvass teams and our amazing members, our priority bills passed
Wrap-up Review for the 89th Texas Legislative Session
The Texas Legislature wrapped up its 89th session on June 2nd. From environmental protections to classroom behavior to landowner rights, oil field blowouts, and so much more, few areas of Texans’ lives and livelihoods went untouched. Clean Water Action and our environmental allies view the 89th session as, on balance, positive. Read on for a breakdown of the bills that have (or would have had) the biggest impact on our water and our environment.
Clean Water Action Opposes Rushed Corporate Tax Giveaway
Clean Water Action is appalled by the sudden release of the massive $11.5 billion corporate tax subsidies bill and the undemocratic rush to shove it down the public’s throat during the holidays in the middle of the pandemic.
Clean Water Accomplishments in Maryland
Maryland’s legislative session ended early for the first time since the Civil War this year, because of COVID-19. This meant that the only piece of legislation we were working on that passed was the ban on chlorpyrifos. Governor Hogan vetoed the chlorpyrifos ban, opting for regulations instead. Regulations can be undone with the stroke of a single pen, which is why Clean Water likes strong legislative language! Chlorpyrifos is a super toxic pesticide that is dangerous not only to pollinators, but also to people and aquatic life. The US EPA under the Obama administration could not find a safe
2020 has been a long year -- but we got through it thanks to our supporters
Normally my Thanksgiving message is pretty easy -- I talk about the things that Clean Water has to be thankful for and then profusely thank our members for the support throughout the year. And we do have plenty to be thankful for and I will thank you, but I also want to acknowledge that 2020 has been a long, tough year. Many of us have lost loved ones to COVID-19. Many have lost jobs or shuttered our businesses. All of us have had to deal with a new reality and come to grips with a new normal. We’ve seen a record breaking hurricane season that has swamped entire communities. Much of the west
