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Public Participation for Pollution Protection
This year, we’re celebrating Clean Water Action’s 50th birthday and the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act - our nation’s bedrock environmental law passed in 1972 with the help of our founder David Zwick. This law ensures that our rivers, streams, lakes and other surface waters are protected.
Since then, we’ve made vast improvements in many of our waterways, but we still have a long way to go to ensure our water is swimmable, fishable and drinkable. Public participation is at the heart of the Clean Water Act. It is key to ensuring communities have a chance to speak out against polluting
Clean Water 50 Stories: Vernice Miller-Travis
In honor of Clean Water Action's 50th birthday, we’re sharing our history and stories of the people who have helped us protect clean water along the way through #CleanWater50Stories. We’re thrilled to highlight the story of Vernice Miller-Travis, an environmental justice champion and vice chair of Clean Water Action's board.
Clean Water 50 Stories: Luisa Santos
We’re thrilled to highlight the work of an inspiring woman that we’re proud to partner with! Meet Luisa Santos, a campaign researcher at Boston-based Community Labor United (CLU), who has worked with Clean Water through the Green Justice Coalition.
EmpowerNJ Analysis Shows Murphy Administration Not Serious About Climate Goals
EmpowerNJ issued the following statement and released the attached report estimating that New Jersey’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have increased by up to 19% from 6 major fossil fuel expansion projects approved by the Murphy Administration over the past 4 years.
Earth Day Priorities: 3 actions you can take right now to make a difference
This Earth Day, take a moment to make your voice heard! Earth Day can be overwhelming. There is no shortage of troubling information about increasing climate change, and what that means for our communities and our health. Sometimes it seems like the fate of the environment that sustains us depends on our daily actions and our purchasing choices
But there is also promising progress on many fronts, and public support matters if we are to realize this progress. Clean Water offers many ways for people to take action to support our campaigns. Several of our priorities relate to issues that are on