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Victories and Defeats in MD's 2021 Session

Monday was the last day of Maryland's Legislative Session. Maryland has a 90 day legislative session - it runs straight from January to April. Once it ends, the legislature can come back via Special Session to vote on legislation or override vetoes, but those are not common. So, this concludes our chance to change state law in 2021. Over the course of legislative session, Clean Water Action members sent over 4,400 emails to legislators supporting our priority legislation and, in some cases, responding to legislation that surprised us, for good or bad. Thank you so much for taking the time to

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

Environmental Community Letter in Support of S1, the For the People Act

Clean Air Moms Action ✶ Clean Water Action ✶ Defend Our Future ✶ Earthjustice ✶ EDF Action ✶ Greenpeace ✶ Interfaith Power & Light ✶ League of Conservation Voters ✶ National Wildlife Federation ✶ Natural Resources Defense Council ✶ Sierra Club ✶ The Wilderness Society March 24, 2021 On behalf of our millions of members and supporters, we urge the Senate to pass the For the People Act (S1). This historic act would expand and protect the public’s access to fair elections and rein in the destructive influence money plays in political decision-making. This bill ensures that our democracy works for

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
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