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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
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!"
Great Lakes Day in Washington DC: Protecting and Restoring the Lakes to Provide Access to Drinking Water, Recreation, and Democracy
For decades, Clean Water Action has led the fight to protect and restore Lake Superior and the Great Lakes. Why? Because the Great Lakes contain 21% of the Earth’s available fresh surface water. They are the drinking water source for more than 40 million people. Tourism to the Lakes brings in more than 16 billion dollars each year to local economies. And a less quantifiable reason: they are fun and enjoyable! But the Great Lakes face serious and urgent threats: permitted pollution from industry, toxic water running off farm fields and over non-porous pavement, invasive species, unchecked