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Happy Birthday, Clean Water Act: Hartford City Council Passes Resolution Supporting EPA Rule
The Clean Water Act turns 42 on Saturday. To celebrate we’ll be sharing reflections on the Act, talking about the fight to protect clean water, and discussing what we can all do to put drinking water first. By Susan Eastwood, Program Coordinator - Follow Susan on Twitter ( @sceastwood) Tuesday night, the Hartford City Council unanimously passed a resolution in support of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) and US Army Corps of Engineers’ proposal to clarify protection of streams and wetlands under the Clean Water Act. Clean Water Action applauds the Council and thanks Councilwoman
Toward the Future of the Movement
Times Square during the People's Climate March By Alex Papali, Organizer : Green Justice Campaign and Boston Recycling Coalition - follow the Boston office on Twitter ( @CleanH2OMA) The People’s Climate March in Manhattan last month was hailed as a watershed moment for the fast-growing climate movement. Yet fewer people see themselves as environmentalists today than in decades past. An estimated 20 million Americans, for example, participated in the first Earth Day in 1970, credited with building the grassroots pressure that led to the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and other fundamental
True Facts about the Clean Water Act, part 2
The Clean Water Act turns 42 on Saturday. To celebrate we'll be sharing reflections on the Act, talking about the fight to protect clean water, and discussing what we can all do to put drinking water first. Four More Clean Water Act Facts (part 2 of 2) -- Learn these and you’ll be an expert by Jonathan A. Scott, a member of Clean Water Action's development and communications teams, @jscottnh FACT #9: Some of the main Clean Water Act tools responsible for most of the progress cleaning up and protecting water include: A national permitting system, administered by the states, to regulate
True Facts about the Clean Water Act, part 1
The Clean Water Act turns 42 on Saturday. To celebrate we'll be sharing reflections on the Act, talking about the fight to protect clean water, and discussing what we can all do to put drinking water first. This is the first in our series, and it's a 2-parter, so stay tuned for more. 12 Clean Water Act Facts (part 1 of 2) -- Learn these and you’ll be an expert by Jonathan A. Scott, a member of Clean Water Action's development and communications teams, @jscottnh FACT #1: First passed in 1972, the Clean Water Act was not a new law but rather a complete overhaul of earlier legislation, the 1948
The Last Oktoberfest?
The Clean Water Act turns 42 on Saturday. To celebrate we'll be sharing reflections on the Act, talking about the fight to protect clean water, and discussing what we can all do to put drinking water first. By Andy Galli, Maryland Program Coordinator. Follow our Maryland office on Twitter ( @CleanWater_MD) Fall is the season for beer. Lagers, pale ales, wheat, pumpkin spice and other flavored brews flow from taps at festivals and in beer gardens across Maryland. Just a few weeks ago the Annapolis Craft Beer and Music Festival featured over 120 regional and national craft beers. Last week