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EPA Rolls Out Rule to Address Worst-Case Chemical Disasters, Impacting Thousands of Facilities
This is a regulatory response to a lawsuit Clean Water Action was part of to force EPA to have a response plan for potential spills in hazardous chemical facilities. The new rule is stronger than expected from the EPA proposal some months ago and will lead to thousands of facilities and communities having greater protection from potential spills in extreme weather events.
2024 Groundwater Awareness Week: Celebrating Our Great Hidden Resource
Groundwater is a huge part of California's climate adaptation plan, as hotter and more extreme weather will make our surface water supplies less reliable. Over the past two decades, a period that experts now consider a mega-drought, groundwater users pumped record amounts of groundwater, resulting in thousands of dry wells and severe land subsidence in areas of the state.
Analysis: State Water Board’s Proposal to Water Down Urban Water Conservation Regulation Leaves California at Risk of Shortages
Earlier today, water experts and environmental justice advocates provided a briefing to analyze the impacts of the State Water Board’s just-released updates to its proposed urban water conservation regulation.
Water Action Wednesday: Women's History Month
To learn where we need to go, we have to learn where we’ve been. Take #WaterActionWednesday time today to learn more about the history and leadership of Women in the Environmental Protection movement!
Environmental Groups Applaud Senate Introduction of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
We cannot effectively tackle the critical issues our nation faces — like combating the climate crisis, advancing environmental justice, and protecting our air, lands, waters, biodiversity, wildlife, and oceans — without fixing the broken system that caters to corporate polluters and disenfranchises too many voters.