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And, here come the cuts.
Instead of cutting vital programs - end the subsidies! By Michael Kelly, Director of Online Communications Well, at least we know where Congress stands now. Today our Representatives and Senators chose the status quo and $8 billion in subsidies to Big Oil over funding for programs that protect the health of our water and funding for national parks and forests. They went with Big Oil over programs for food safety and air traffic controllers. They even chose Big Oil over the military. Over the next few weeks, as Congress allows its mandatory across-the-board budget cuts (aka “sequestration”) to
Coal Ash: What Michigan State can learn from Town of Pines, Indiana
By Tom Taylor, 2013 Energy Program Intern Coal ash is a byproduct of burning coal. It contains toxic chemicals like arsenic, lead, and mercury. One local producer of toxic coal ash is Michigan State University’s T.B. Simon coal plant, the largest on-campus coal plant in the nation, which burns 200,000 tons of coal each year. Coal ash pollution can contaminate drinking water and cause a number of health problems, including cancer. MSU T.B. Simon Power Plant -Photo Credit Tom Taylor Several years ago MSU built what was called the “Bridge to the Future” on the south side of campus. The bridge is
This is What Democracy Looks Like
Clean Water Action partnered with many other organizations on the February 17 Forward on Climate Rally. We spread the word with our members and staff from offices in the DC Metro area, the Mid-Atlantic and New England all participated. Here’s a report from our own Casille Systermans on her experience at the rally and the importance of our nation’s youth speaking out. Americans, moving #ForwardOnClimate On Sunday, I met with about 40,000 other climate activists and marched from the national mall to the White House to let President Obama know we not only want, but will demand, action on Climate
Obama, Don't Forget Our Water
By Jennifer Peters, National Water Campaigns Coordinator #ProtectCleanWater President Obama has made addressing climate change a top priority for his second term. To some in the environmental community his commitment may seem long overdue, but it really is a big deal. No other American President has ever made an environmental issue a top administrative priority. I’m glad the Administration is finally taking a strong stance on climate change, but I am frustrated that other important environmental initiatives remain stalled in the White House. Take the final policy that would restore protections
Full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Demanded for “Raise the Roadway” Bayonne Bridge Project
By Jenny Vickers, NJEF Communications Coordinator and Amy Goldsmith, NJEF State Director Amy Goldsmith Testifying at the Public Hearing Newark, NJ - Last week, the New Jersey Environmental Federation (NJEF), state chapter of national Clean Water Action, testified at the U.S. Coast Guard hearing on the Port Authority of NY and NJ’s (PANYNJ) “Raise the Roadway” project for the Bayonne Bridge – a project which will raise the bridge 64 feet to make room for the new generation of supersized Panamax ships. Proponents of the project are saying it will be a tremendous economic achievement and feat of
