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Septic Systems and the Climate Crisis
If your home is in a rural area in Maryland, your sinks, toilets, showers, dishwasher, and washing machine probably empty into a septic tank. How does a septic tank work? Watery waste, or effluent, is most of the waste, where anaerobic bacteria begin to break it down. The sludge, or inorganic solids which are the leftovers of bacteria digesting organic effluent, falls to the bottom of the tank. Scum which is mostly fats, grease, and oil floats to the top of the tank. A filter is present, which prevents most solids from going to the eventual draining, or leach field. The leach field releases
Daily Air Update: Five straight days of unhealthy air in Mon Valley
Violations of federal air standards could continue through the weekend (Clairton) – Despite the Christmas holiday, residents in the Clairton area and Mon Valley experienced continued unhealthy air quality yesterday for the fifth straight day. Allegheny County Health Department monitors in Liberty recorded another violation of the federal daily fine particle standard, and the state daily hydrogen sulfide standard for December 25, and data from Thursday morning also indicates likely violations for a sixth consecutive day given the lack of action by U.S. Steel to reduce emissions from their
Advancement of Oil and Gas Emission Controls Welcomed but Cautioned Shortcomings Need Addressed to be Truly Impactful
Clean Water Action commended the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board for voting to launch the rulemaking process on Governor Wolf’s concrete action to help address climate change through curbing harmful air pollution from the Commonwealth’s existing oil and gas operations.
Thankful for you
As I look back on 2019, there are plenty of times that it would have been easy to get frustrated, throw my hands up, and lose hope. But I didn't -- and Clean Water members and supporters had a lot to do with that. I think I can speak for all of us here at Clean Water Action when I say our members and supporters give us hope and keep us going. The impact has been huge. Throughout the year, Clean Water members and activists sent messages, mailed letters, signed postcards, and made phone calls. They contacted their federal officials, state legislators, CEOs of major retailers, and other important
Governor Murphy Pushes NJ to be Blowing in the Wind
Jersey City, NJ - Vice President Al Gore joined Governor Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy today to announce New Jersey's newest ambitious goal on offshore wind.