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New Jersey is ready for cleaner cars, cleaner air and climate action
Advocates from across the state testified before the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) in support of proposed Advanced Clean Cars II standards.
Transition to EVs should be good for climate AND unions
If Michigan wants to thrive in the 21st Century we need a new model. Building a real clean energy economy means demanding corporate accountability for human and ecological impacts of production — and that starts by protecting and supporting workers with good union contracts.
Line 5: Tribal Nations and Advocacy Groups Respond as Enbridge Appeals Shutdown Order
A federal court ruled on June 16th that Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline is in trespass on the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa reservation and that it constitutes a public nuisance by posing an imminent threat of rupture that could devastate the Band’s drinking water, plants and wildlife, and the region’s economy. The court required a segment of the Line 5 pipeline to be shut down within three years. Enbridge's response of an appeal and proposal to re-route the pipeline does not protect the Band, their treaty-reserved territory, or the Great Lakes from the threat of Line 5.
Plastic Bags’ Days are Numbered in Pennsylvania
July 1, 2021 was a milestone date in Pennsylvania - one that put pollution from plastic bags on notice. It marked the expiration of a statewide preemption that delayed implementation of any current policies to limit or ban single-use plastic bags. The legislature first tried to limit local plastic bag bans in 2017 through a standalone bill, which Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed. Lawmakers then added the preemption language into a budget-related bill called the fiscal code in 2019 and renewed it in 2020. The absence of a renewal in this year’s state budget opens the door for cities and municipalities to
My Summer Canvass Experience at Clean Water Action
My name is Erin Dracup and I’ve spent the summer as a field canvasser for Clean Water Action working on the campaigns to ban toxic PFAS in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. I grew up in Ithaca, NY and currently live in Boston where I attend Boston University and study Health Sciences with the intent of pursuing a Masters in Public Health. I’m most passionate about plastic pollution as well as how low-income communities and communities of color are disproportionately impacted by water quality issues. When looking for a summer internship, Clean Water Action caught my eye as I knew I could advance
