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Clean Water Action: The Biden administration gets it -- we must invest to protect our water
Washington DC -- The Biden administration today released its budget request for discretionary spending.
Clean Water Action President and CEO, Bob Wendelgass, released the following response:
"The Biden administration gets it -- we need to invest in the programs that protect our water, tackle the climate crisis, and safeguard our communities. The budget outline makes clear that the Administration understands the urgent need to rebuild and strengthen agencies like EPA in order to make progress on environmental justice, reduce exposure to toxic chemicals like PFAS and lead in our water, and hold
Minnesota: 2021 Spring Legislative Update
The Minnesota Legislature has been in session since January 6th, without many final actions to show for the time spent. In the past 12 weeks there has been a flurry of activity in the House and Senate, although from the perspective of clean water there are stark contrasts between the directions that they are headed in the remaining weeks until they adjourn on May 16th.
Senate
In the Senate, leadership has refused a hearing on legislation to ban PFAS in food packaging, a commonsense measure to protect Minnesotans from chemcials that risk human and environmental health.
Instead, the Senate has
Local Elected Officials ask ACHD for Tougher Action on Air Quality Rules
23 local elected officials from throughout Allegheny County signed a joint letter sent to Dr. Debra Bogen, Director of the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD), asking for improvements in proposed new air quality rules currently under consideration.
Clean Water Action: The American Jobs Plan is a Critical Investment In Our Future
"Today is a good day. We look forward to working with Congress to ensure that the American Jobs Plan is just a downpayment -- if we really want to build back better, we need to go big."
Clean Water Action statement: The Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Tax Credit Amendments Act should eliminate oil production subsidies, not increase them
“I thought we were trying to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies not increase them!"