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Statement from Clean Water Action on West Virginia v. EPA
In reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision today in West Virginia et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency et al., Clean Water Action President Robert Wendelgass released the following statement:
“Today’s Supreme Court decision blocks federal government action to address the existential threat of climate change. Climate change is a water issue, a clean air issue, an equity issue, and a public health issue. Clean Water Action will continue to mobilize people and push institutions at the local, state and federal levels to support the transition to a fossil fuel free future and to protect
Clean Water 50 Stories: Janet Tauro
To celebrate Clean Water Action's 50th anniversary, we’re sharing our history and journey with the people who have joined us along the way. Meet Janet Tauro is a long time grassroots activist and NJ Advisory Board Chair of Clean Water Action.
Clean Water 50 Stories: Kathy Aterno
To celebrate Clean Water Action's 50th anniversary, we’re sharing our history and journey with the people who have joined us along the way as we worked to protect clean water through #CleanWater50Stories.
Working at Clean Water Action from the Queer Perspective
Clean Water Action is celebrating our 50th anniversary and Pride Month with a special blog post! We are incredibly fortunate that, in our most recent diversity survey, 36% of our staff identified as queer. Our LGBTQ+ Caucus had the chance to connect with some longstanding queer colleagues to hear about their experiences. Two of our staff who will be highlighted here are Mare Carbone, who is a Canvass Supervisor and has worked at Clean Water Action for 26 years, and our very own CEO, Bob Wendelgass who has been with Clean Water for the past 32 years. The LGBTQ+ Caucus exists to provide a safe
REI--Will you put our health and planet first?
Recognizing this alarming public health and environmental issue, Clean Water Action and allies at the Mind the Store campaign have been urging REI and other retailers to ban PFAS in outdoor apparel. To date, there have been more than 110,000 petition signatures and emails from REI customers, letters from more than 100 local, state, and national organizations calling on the company to lead the outdoor apparel industry away from the entire class of PFAS.