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New England Currents | Fall 2018
In this issue: Massachusetts legislative round-up | Endorsements in Massachusetts | Fall for Water in Massachusetts | Primary Wrap-Up: Rhode Island | ReThink Disposable in Rhode Island | Clean Energy Recap in Connecticut | Don't Take Water for Granted in Connecticut
New England Currents | Spring-Summer 2018
In This Issue: Big Victory at Lowe's Hardware | Moms Speak Out | Zero Waste Boston Update | Fighting Fracking from PA to MA | Massachusetts Youth Advisory Board | Welcome Marisol, Vick, Laura, and Blake | Biomass Victory in Rhode Island | In Memoriam: Dave Gerraughty | Fighting for a Sustainable Water Plan in Connecticut | 2018 Connecticut Energy Bill Update | Connecticut Youth Lobby Day
Crude Oil Trains in Baltimore: Too Dangerous for the Rails
Big Oil companies’ push to extract and refine more extreme forms of oil has led to unprecedented transport of explosive and climate-polluting crude oil on our nation’s rail lines. Crude oil train traffic grew 5,100 percent from 2008 to 2014 due to the rapid increase in fracking for oil in the Bakken shale fields of North Dakota and in tar sands oil extraction in Canada. An alarming number of derailments and explosions across North America has followed. In Maryland, crude oil trains are a danger to communities near rail lines across the state and to Baltimore in particular. The oil industry has
New England Currents - Massachusetts | Fall 2017
In This Issue Action to Phase Out Toxic Flame Retardants Celebrating Our Shereos and Heroes Boston Launches Zero Waste Planning Process Communities Power Forward Connecticut Updates Rhode Island Updates Download the PDF
Chesapeake Currents | Summer 2017 | DC Edition
In This Issue: District of Columbia: Budget Victory | Virginia: 2017 Legislative Victory | Maryland: The People's Climate March in Baltimore | Maryland: Offshore Wind is Coming to Maryland!
