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Moving away from zero waste in Montgomery County?
UPDATE: On April 15, the bill to suspend the disposable bag fee in Montgomery County was withdrawn! Read more in the County's press release here. When conducting necessary shopping, please remember to bring your clean reusable bag, bag your groceries yourself, and wash the reusable bag between each use. Across the world, people are desparate to avoid exposure to coronavirus to protect themselves, their families, and their communities. Unfortunately, the plastics industry is working hard to take advantage of this fear to roll back the significant progress that those communities have made toward
Clean Water Action Says BLM Director William Perry Pendley is the Last Person Who Should be in Charge of Our Nation’s Public Lands
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced that he is extending William Perry Pendley’s tenure as Acting Director of the Bureau of Land Management. Michael Kelly, Director of Communications for Clean Water Action, released the following statement in response: “William Perry Pendley is the last person who should lead an agency that is responsible for public lands. President Trump knows this, and that is why he has never formally nominated to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM): the Senate would reject him. “Pendley is an ardent supporter of selling off
Reducing Plastic Waste and COVID-19
A switch back to single-use plastics does nothing to stop COVID-19, but it does undermine recent efforts to reduce our reliance on a material that pollutes our world in every stage of its life: manufacture, disposal, and eventual breakdown in our oceans.
Over 60 Groups Urge Gov. Murphy to Pause Dangerous Permits & Projects until COVID Health Crisis Ended
There cannot be a fair, thorough and inclusive public process during a public health emergency that restricts the public’s ability to participate. Many of the projects currently moving forward pose serious public health, environmental and economic risks and impacts that will persist for decades.
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I hope that you and your family are well and that you are staying healthy. We understand the challenges we're all facing right now while dealing the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. And we know that has to come first. Our priority is the health and well-being of members like you, our volunteers, the communities we serve, and our staff. We believe we have a responsibility to help “flatten the curve” of COVID-19 to protect our neighbors. For this reason, Clean Water Action has temporarily suspended all of our door-to-door outreach programs during this crisis. This was a difficult decision, but