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Clean Water Celebrates Pride! with Bethany Dickerson
Happy Pride Month, a month dedicated to honoring and celebrating the LGBTQ+, or queer, community! This month, we'll be highlighting some of our LGBTQ+ staff at Clean Water Action.
House Vote to Avoid Default Puts Water and Communities At Risk
Failing to raise the “debt ceiling” would pose hardship for all Americans, and particularly the most vulnerable as always. The resulting compromises have real world repercussions. Those include perpetuating reliance on fossil fuels, putting water resources at risk, and foregoing opportunities to protect public health and the environment to meet 21st century challenges. .
Environmental Advocates Encourage Limits for PFAS in Drinking Water
Clean Water Action and the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy have partnered to submit a public comment to EPA in support of setting safe drinking water limits on six types of PFAS chemicals, a class of more than 12,000 that bioaccumulate and do not break down naturally, causing them to be referred to as “forever chemicals.” There are currently no federally enforceable standards on any PFAS for drinking water.
Comments on Baltimore City's 10-Year Solid Waste Management Plan
The Baltimore City Board of Estimates held a hearing on amendments to the City's 10-Year Solid Waste Management Plan. Read our testimony below!
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