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Guest Post: Testimony against Trash Incineration in Philadelphia
This is testimony by Brady Russell, Eastern PA Director, on two waste management contracts currently before the Philadelphia City Council. If you are from Philadelphia, please urge the City Council to vote no on both bills. Clean Water Action is here today urging Council to either vote NO on bill number 120393 and 120394 or to urge them to delay the bill by two months. The process by which the Administration came to these contracts is troubling and suggests that there are reasons why the Administration did not want a full and appropriate review by the environmentalists on the Administration’s
Guest Post: Democrats in the Michigan State Senate Could Call the Shots
By Cyndi Roper, Michigan State Director It’s an understatement to say that the Democrats have very little power in Lansing these days. But there are rare exceptions like the one involving HB 5660, which would amend the state’s highly successful container deposit law which was adopted through citizen initiative in 1976. Proponents need three-quarters of each chamber to approve their amendment. Last week, the House voted 91 to 19* to jeopardize nearly four decades of progress in tackling the state’s beverage container litter and recycling challenges. So we’re actually on a mission of hope at the
Kick Badger's Ash
That about sums it up... By Susan Harley, Michigan Policy Director I spent my Memorial Day weekend in Ludington, MI enjoying Lake Michigan’s sandy beaches, dog-friendly hiking trails, and quaint downtown shops. One evening, as I savored my House of Flavors scoop on the way to the waterfront to snap some sunset pics, I spotted a pillar of black smoke billowing from behind trees, about a mile away. At first it looked like a fire, but as I got closer, it was clear the smoke was from a ferry docked at the waterfront. I’d heard about the infamous, polluting S.S. Badger car ferry, but had never seen
The Stroller Brigade for Safe Chemicals: An antidote to discouragement
By Elizabeth Saunders, Massachusetts Legislative Director It can get discouraging in this line of work. With state legislatures that never take votes, a congress that seems to think it’s job is rolling back environmental protections, and dirty tactics by polluting industries it’s easy for an organizer to get down. So I’ll admit that when I got on a chartered bus to Washington DC two weeks ago for the National Stroller Brigade for Safe Chemicals I had these discouragements on my mind and was somewhat begrudgingly giving up two evenings at home and nights in my own bed "for the cause." But here
Congress, Are You Listening? Across Political Lines, Public Support is Strong for Clean Water
America says: Let's keep our water clean! By Jennifer Peters, National Water Coordinator I know people don’t want to drink dirty water or swim in polluted rivers, so it comes as no surprise to me that a recent public opinion poll found that a majority of Americans support strong protections for clean water. Clean Water Action, along with several other environmental and sportsmen’s organizations commissioned this poll to gauge likely voters’ views on clean water protections in two key political “swing” states, Ohio and Colorado. In both states a majority of poll respondents, regardless of
