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Why did Gov. Cuomo Decide to Ban Fracking in New York?
By Myron Arnowitt, Pennsylvania State Director - Follow the Pennsylvania Team on Twitter (@CleanH2OPA) Oil and Gas operations near a home in Armstrong County, PA Why did New York ban fracking? Maybe it was the hundreds of families impacted by the 240 cases of water contamination from gas drilling documented by the state of Pennsylvania. Maybe it was the millions of gallons of toxic wastewater from gas drilling that have been dumped in Pennsylvania rivers. Maybe it was the notices from water utilities sent to 300,000 residents in the Pittsburgh area to not use their drinking water due to
Will EPA Finally #KickCoalAsh?
By Jennifer Peters, National Water Campaigns Coordinator - Follow Jennifer on Twitter (@EarthAvenger) After years of delay, EPA will finalize its coal ash rule on December 19th. Will it be strong enough to protect the hundreds of communities impacted by this toxic waste? Six years after our nation’s largest industrial waste spill – the 2008 Kingston Fossil Plant disaster that dumped over a billion gallons of toxic slurry into two Tennessee rivers and buried several homes – the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will finally issue the first-ever federal coal ash regulation. The Agency is
The SDWA - 40 years of Safe Drinking Water
By Lynn Thorp, National Campaigns Director - Follow Lynn on Twitter (@LTCWA) Celebrating 40 years of Safe Drinking Water Today is the 40 th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Like our drinking water itself, a lot of people don’t think much about SDWA (pronounced Sid Wah) until there is a problem. But the important thing about our nation’s landmark drinking water law is that its implementation chugs along no matter what. Today the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the water sector including the Public Water Systems regulated by SDWA and public health and environmental
Seriously, FPL?
Did you know that in some states – including Florida – electric utilities are allowed to charge ratepayers for the costs of complying with environmental laws, even if the ratepayers were not the ones that caused the company to need to clean up its act?
Celebrating the SDWA!
By Lynn Thorp, National Campaigns Director - Follow Lynn on Twitter (@LTCWA) On December 9 th I spoke at a Safe Drinking Water Act 40 th anniversary Forum about why we have to stop using our drinking water sources as a dumping ground and our treatment plants as a pollution solution. The day’s agenda featured leaders from the drinking water sector, including representatives from Public Water Systems, drinking water associations and the state agencies who implement the Safe Drinking Water Act. There were some special guests too. Vic Kimm was one of the first EPA employees and the Director of the
