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Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund Welcome Progress on Reduced Lead Risks in Drinking Water
Today's EPA Lead and Copper Rule Improvements proposal includes a requirement for full replacement of all lead service lines in regulated drinking water systems. Under EPA’s proposal, the vast majority of lead service lines, which bring water from the large water main into the home or building, will be replaced within ten years of the new regulation’s implementation. The effort will be supported by $15 billion in targeted funding made possible by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Broad Coalition of Climate & Environmental Organizations Condemn House Passage of Dangerous Cuts in Interior & Environment Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4821, the House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bill. In response, over 60 advocacy groups warn that the House is leading Congress to a government shutdown by passing an appropriations bill that would eviscerate environmental protections, decimate historic climate progress in the Inflation Reduction Act, green light harmful poison pill anti-environmental riders, and much more. Specifically, this appropriations bill would: Gut funding to the agencies that protect the environment and
Colorado must limit PFAS and rein in other toxic water pollution from its most notorious petroleum refinery
Last week, Clean Water Action joined Earthjustice, NRDC, Sierra Club, Western Resource Advocates and dozens of other community justice groups and impacted residents to urge Colorado to rein in Suncor Petroleum Refinery’s horrendous water pollution. Suncor is a 90-year-old refinery in North Denver that sits near the confluence of Sand Creek and the South Platte River, which is a drinking water source for hundreds of thousands of people downstream. The predominantly Latino neighborhoods surrounding the refinery are overburdened by air and water pollution and live in what has been called the most
Clean Water on the Move - February 2022
Welcome to Clean Water on the Move, your monthly update from Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund!
Newark: A Leader on Getting the Lead Out!
"As I listened to Vice President Harris speak, I was proud of Clean Water Action and the organization’s partnering with the City of Newark to knock on 7,000 doors to inform residents about this catastrophic problem and the critical importance of replacing lead service lines."
