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Cape Cod residents fight back against Eversource herbicide spraying
Eversource (and before it NSTAR) has been spraying herbicides on long stretches of its transmission line rights-of-way (ROW) for years at great risk to those in the surrounding areas. These ROWs are close to homes, public spaces, and above an EPA-designated sole-source aquifer. NSTAR/Eversource has been spraying without the consent of those affected by these harmful chemicals, and in violation of state regulations set for them in the Massachusetts Pesticides Control Act (M.G.L. c.132), the Pesticide Board’s rights of way management (333 CMR 11.00), and the Yearly Operational Plans (YOP). There
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In the 1970s, 88% of American children had elevated levels of lead in their blood. Today that number is less than 1%. Bald eagles, once nearly extinct, have made a dramatic comeback. The US has cut air pollution 70% while our economy has tripled.
Home at Work
Outside is my office. That’s why I love working at Clean Water Action.
Green beer is fun, green water, not so much
St Patrick's Day is one of my favorite holidays, but one custom that has always fascinated me is people's willingness to drink green beer.
Maryland needs offshore wind!
Five years ago, as a student at St. Mary's College of Maryland, I spent much of March calling legislators and traveling back and forth from St. Mary's County to Annapolis to rally for the Maryland Offshore Wind Act - cardboard turbines for arms and all. Environmentalists and the wind industry had been working for years to legalize wind power off the coast of Maryland, a renewable energy source that could power 500,000 homes. In addition to legalizing offshore wind, it created a framework to ensure that Maryland small businesses, especially minority-owned businesses, would be a part of