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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
We Need Elected Officials Who Support the Environment and Blue Collar Jobs
Pennsylvanians are grappling with the fallout from the recently passed House Bill 1100 which provides tax incentives for the build out of the petrochemical industry. One perspective that emerged in southwest Pennsylvania is that we shouldn’t back elected officials that don’t support policies that create blue collar prevailing wage jobs that will uplift Pennsylvanians. This perspective only gets it partially right. As someone who came from a union household, I couldn’t agree more that we need leaders who will fight for policies and projects that provide a family-supporting wage. But uplifting
Let’s “turn off the tap” on toxic PFAS chemicals
FAS chemicals have created a toxic and lasting legacy of pollution. We must take action to “turn off the tap” of these forever chemicals and we have an opportunity this session to do just that. Contact your legislators today.
Court Approves Settlement Requiring EPA Rules on Most Dangerous Chemical Spills
"Finally EPA will act to make sure extreme weather events and other worst case scenarios don't result in drinking water contamination and water pollution. This was what Congress intended and is part of the unfinished business of the landmark Clean Water Act," said Lynn Thorp, Clean Water Action’s National Campaigns Director.
State Water Board proposes plan to provide relief for Californians struggling to pay water bills
For Immediate Release February 26, 2020 SACRAMENTO - California residents and clean water advocates commend the State Water Board for releasing its proposed plan for a statewide water affordability program on Tuesday. While families can currently get help to pay unaffordable energy bills through a long-running federal program, no similar universal program exists for water — often forcing families to choose between paying for water or meeting other basic needs. Research shows that the inability to pay water bills has clear links to eviction and homelessness in California and across the country