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Nano-technology is big business but is it safe?
Clean Water is pressing the state of Massachusetts to develop systems to oversee the emerging nano-technology industry.
Boston Releases Plan to Move City to Zero Waste
Today, the City of Boston announced a set of recommendations that will bring the city into the zero waste economy, moving away from a polluting waste system and creating good jobs for local residents.
Statement from Clean Water Action Opposing the Use of Clear Plastic Bags for Recycling
We appreciate many elements of Worcester’s proposed Clean City Program that will educate the public, create new waste programs, and reduce litter in the city. However, the provision to mandate clear plastic bags for recycling is not going to reduce waste--in fact it is wasteful--and there is little empirical evidence to justify its inclusion.
Clean Water Action Welcomes Senator Sanders’ Statement Opposing Line 5 Oil Tunnel
The following statement can be attributed to Sean McBrearty, Michigan Campaign Organizer, Clean Water Action: “Today, Senator Bernie Sanders has joined Michigan residents, groups, and tribal communities in opposition to Enbridge Energy’s plan to build an oil tunnel through the Straits of Mackinac for the outdated and corroding Line 5 pipeline. Washington Governor Jay Inslee previous spoke in support of efforts to decommission Line 5 without a replacement tunnel. Climate change is already impacting our water and health -- we have to address this crisis now by transitioning to a clean energy
Governor Inslee’s Statement on Line 5 Shows Bold Leadership on Climate
The following statement can be attributed to Sean McBrearty, Michigan Program Organizer, Clean Water Action: “Clean Water Action welcomes Governor Inslee's statement on the future of Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 pipeline, and the detrimental climate impacts of continued reliance on Line 5. When the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has raised the somber fact that we have less than twelve years to decarbonize our economy in order to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, we can’t waste time building an oil tunnel through the heart of the Great Lakes. We should focus on rapidly expanding
