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MASSPIRG, Clean Water Action join forces to reduce food waste
Two of Massachusetts’ leading advocacy groups are launching a new campaign to reduce food waste. MASSPIRG and Clean Water Action will focus mainly on the environmental and public health benefits of right-sizing our food production and portions — and dealing with the rest sustainably.
2024 Clean Water Action Maryland Legislative Priorities
Maryland's 90 day legislative session starts today! From now through April, we'll be working hard to fight for legislation to protect clean water, clean air, and healthy communities in Maryland. And we need you! We'll be in touch throughout the legislative session with the latest news and opportunities to win clean water victories ( click "Sign up" above to receive our emails ), including these top Clean Water Action priorities:
💵 ♻️ Funding Waste Diversion & Compost ( SB56 ): Local communities want to develop new infrastructure for reducing waste in the first place, rescuing potentially
“Young people are the future!” - Meet Omesa Mokaya, Our New Youth Engagement Program Manager!
Join us in welcoming Omesa Mokaya, Clean Water Action's New Youth Engagement Program Manager in Massachusetts! Omesa will be launching the Youth Action Collaborative (YAC) in Malden High School and will also be overseeing the internship program for college students. Learn what Omesa is most passionate about and excited to work on at Clean Water:
What is your background, and what brought you to Clean Water Action?
I am an environmental scientist who has been involved in environmental campaigning and climate/energy advocacy for over 8 years now. Since I left undergrad in 2015, I have been
Please Welcome Emma Weis, Our New Climate Justice Organizer!
In this role, she will be providing support on all our climate campaigns, with a major focus on building out our offshore wind and direct outreach to communities on the Mass Save® program.
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