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It's About Time
By Bob Wendelgass, President and CEO (Follow Bob on Twitter - @BWendelgass) #ProtectCleanWater today! Click here to submit a comment. Thanks to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) for finally announcing critical steps to fix a mess the Bush Administration made back in 2002. That’s when EPA and the Corps “broke” the Clean Water Act by removing its protection from many small streams and wetlands. A lot has happened since (more on that later this week), but this is the first real progress on this issue in a long time. Over the past twelve years, Clean
Gubernatorial Candidates pledge environmental protections
Elizabeth Saunders, Clean Water Action Massachusetts Director, introduces Gubernatorial candidates Joe Avellone, Don Berwick, Attorney General Martha Coakley, Treasurer Steve Grossman, and Juliette Kayyem
On Friday, March 21 st , Clean Water Action joined a coalition of 30 organizations in co-hosting a Massachusetts Gubernatorial Candidates forum on Energy the Environment and the Innovation Economy. Candidates Joe Avellone, Don Berwick, Marthy Coakley, Steve Grossman and Juliette Kayyem answered rounds of questions on a wide array of topics from toxic chemicals in consumer products, natural
Bye Bye Plastics
San Francisco Supervisor Chiu holds up a plastic water bottled filled with the amount of oil it takes to make just one bottle! By Samantha Meyer, Zero Waste Program Manager - Follow the campaign on Twitter: @Rdisposable It’s already been a big month for cracking down on plastic pollution in California. March 3rd marked a historic day in the fight against plastic bags - San Rafael became the 100th California jurisdiction to ban single-use plastic bags! This is a huge accomplishment since San Francisco became the first city in the nation to ban plastic bags back in 2007. Recognizing that
Op-ed: CT bill could help keep our children safe from toxins
By Joyce Acebo-Raguskus, Clean Water Action Member and activist with the Coalition for a Safe and Healthy Connecticut "America's children are at risk of becoming the first generation in a century to live shorter, less healthy lives than their parents." – Dr. Philip Landrigan, Mt. Sinai Children’s Hospital This statement should be a wake-up call for all of us. Today babies are born with, on average, more than 200 industrial chemicals in their blood, including those linked to cancer, impairment of the brain and nervous system and disruptors of hormone systems. Half of men and one-third of women
Mind the Store, Protect the Customer
By May Woo, Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow This originally appeared here With great market power comes great responsibility. Retailers hold the power to choose which products are available to consumers, and what ingredients go into store brand items. With a lack of federal regulation over toxic chemicals in consumer products, retailers have the potential to step in and screen their inventory, and by doing so have a large impact on improving public health and the environment. In support of pressuring retailers to take action, the Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow coalition is excited to join