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Clean Water 50 Stories: Billy Goldsmith
Meet Billy Goldsmith, a former Clean Water Action canvasser in Philadelphia, PA and member of its Board of Directors.
Water as a Human Right
The Human Right to Water, passed by the legislature in 2012 and signed by Governor Brown, was a great policy idea with almost no teeth. Community members and advocates worked for years to gain recognition for water as a human right, with our first bill, AB 1242 (Ruskin, 2009) vetoed by then-Governor Schwarzenegger and its successor, AB 685 (Eng, 2012) taking the full 2-year session to pass. The legislation was short and to the point:
It is hereby declared to be the established policy of the state that every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water adequate for
Factsheet: Support Limits on PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water
EPA is proposing enforceable Safe Drinking Water Act limits on the two oldest PFAS chemicals, and also considering an innovative approach to the problem of the thousands of other PFAS chemicals, some of which are also being found in drinking water. EPA needs to hear that you support strong drinking water limits and further action to get these toxic chemicals out of our environment.
Speak Out Against Data Centers at the Michigan Public Service Commision
The Michigan Public Service Commission is rushing through approvals for data centers in Michigan, which put our water at risk while consuming large amounts of energy. Join their meeting in person in Lansing or virtually online and speak out!