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How about some good news, for a change?
Thanks to Clean Water Action friends and members like you, success on Clean Water Action’s top clean water priorities has never been closer: Restoring protection for small streams and wetlands Controlling polluted runoff Reducing toxic pollution that threatens our drinking water, and more. We’re on the verge of winning major gains that will finally improve critical protections for our water, especially our drinking water. We’ve got a huge amount of positive momentum going right now. Your generous gift today will help us secure the Clean Water future we are all working toward. Join us by making
Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Massachusetts on a Roll
By Elizabeth Saunders, Massachusetts State Director We have seen many fruits of our labor in Massachusetts over the past 12 months thanks to strong teamwork and grassroots muscle. Years of dedicated staff, member, volunteer, and coalition efforts have paid off and we celebrated victories and progress in 2013 across a variety of our campaigns. The state approved a 3-year Energy Efficiency Plan with nation-leading investments in gas and electric savings to help reach greenhouse gas reduction targets; The South Hadley landfill shifted its planning from expansion to closure as local grassroots
Put Drinking Water First - The Safe Drinking Water Act
By Lynn Thorp, National Campaigns Director Today is the 39 th anniversary of passage of the Safe Drinking Water Act. For me, it’s the beginning of a year-long celebration of this landmark public health law and a time to think about progress we’ve made and the continuing challenges to the tap water which 85% of us drink. It’s appropriate that today a panel convened by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Science Advisory Board will consider an EPA report developed to support policies which will help fix our other landmark water law – The Clean Water Act. The report - Connectivity to
360,000 -- Why should anyone care?
by Jonathan A. Scott, Clean Water Action Communications Team 360,000 acres of wetlands. Those wetlands used to protect communities from flooding. They were nurseries, breeding grounds and habitat for countless fish, birds and other animals. They were there to filter pollution and absorb the rainfall and snow melt that would eventually become our drinking water. Those wetlands and others like them were part of our natural capital, forming the foundation for healthy ecosystems, healthy communities and healthy local economies. We count on wetlands to do all of these things. What makes these 360
Fighting for Clean Energy in the Commonwealth
By Molly Sullivan, Massachusetts Field Canvasser On November 12th, I had the opportunity to attend a hearing on H2935 (in Massachusetts), an act relative to a Clean Energy Commonwealth. Most days I work in the field as a canvasser, knocking on doors to motivate and educate people about environmental and public health issues. But this day I was able to see the next step in the legislative process. I was particularly excited about this bill because it provides a framework for a gradual and responsible phase-out of coal-fired plants in Massachusetts. I got to hear the compelling testimonies of