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Baltimore City DPW refuses to help with City-infrastructure-caused sewage backups
On Monday 6/3, the Baltimore City Council held its annual budget hearing for the Department of Public Works - and sewage backups were a big subject. The City Council asked for updated information on how many households in Baltimore are getting help from the City's EPA-mandated sewer backup assistance programs, and DPW revealed that in the past two years, only 3 households got reimbursement for City-infrastructure-caused sewer backups, and another 15 households received direct cleanup assistance after City-infrastructure-caused sewer backups. That means that just 18 total households received
Water Affordability Possible Through California Senate Bill 1255
Today, California Senator Durazo amended SB 1255, which will provide an avenue for universal water affordability rate assistance for public water systems with more than 3,300 connections. As water rates continue to rise three times faster than inflation, a water affordability program is necessary for low-income families statewide.
Introducing Our New Environmental Health Organizer, Kiera Alventosa!
Fighting toxic threats to drinking water is at the core of Clean Water Action’s work, so we are thrilled to welcome our new Environmental Health Organizer, Kiera Alventosa, to our growing team!
The Struggle to Breathe Continues Beyond World Asthma Day
On May 6th, elected officials, grassroots leaders, and concerned neighbors gathered in Roxbury to rally for clean air for all in honor of World Asthma Day.
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