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Kick Badger's Ash
That about sums it up...
By Susan Harley, Michigan Policy Director I spent my Memorial Day weekend in Ludington, MI enjoying Lake Michigan’s sandy beaches, dog-friendly hiking trails, and quaint downtown shops. One evening, as I savored my House of Flavors scoop on the way to the waterfront to snap some sunset pics, I spotted a pillar of black smoke billowing from behind trees, about a mile away. At first it looked like a fire, but as I got closer, it was clear the smoke was from a ferry docked at the waterfront. I’d heard about the infamous, polluting S.S. Badger car ferry, but had never seenThe Stroller Brigade for Safe Chemicals: An antidote to discouragement
By Elizabeth Saunders, Massachusetts Legislative Director It can get discouraging in this line of work. With state legislatures that never take votes, a congress that seems to think it’s job is rolling back environmental protections, and dirty tactics by polluting industries it’s easy for an organizer to get down. So I’ll admit that when I got on a chartered bus to Washington DC two weeks ago for the National Stroller Brigade for Safe Chemicals I had these discouragements on my mind and was somewhat begrudgingly giving up two evenings at home and nights in my own bed "for the cause." But here
Congress, Are You Listening? Across Political Lines, Public Support is Strong for Clean Water
America says: Let's keep our water clean!
By Jennifer Peters, National Water Coordinator I know people don’t want to drink dirty water or swim in polluted rivers, so it comes as no surprise to me that a recent public opinion poll found that a majority of Americans support strong protections for clean water. Clean Water Action, along with several other environmental and sportsmen’s organizations commissioned this poll to gauge likely voters’ views on clean water protections in two key political “swing” states, Ohio and Colorado. In both states a majority of poll respondents, regardless ofTweet-a-thon to #ProtectCleanWater
#ProtectCleanWater
By Jennifer Peters, National Water Coordinator Need clean water? I know you do. All living beings need clean water to survive, yet the protection of clean water has become increasingly politicized over the past decade. It saddens me to write this, but if the original Clean Water Act, which was passed overwhelmingly by a bipartisan Congress in 1972, were to be voted on today in the House of Representatives, it would undoubtedly fail. So far this Congress the House of Representatives has voted a whopping 30 times to weaken federal protections for clean water. The House is notDrinking Water Matters Part 2 – What Would it Look Like?
Here's the Secret - Drinking Water Matters
By Lynn Thorp, National Campaigns Director Yesterday I wrote about the “Trickle Down Problem,” which allows pollution caused by our industrial and other activities to perpetuate until it trickles down to our drinking water sources. We’re left to solve the problem with treatment and higher costs to consumers. What would it look like to act as if drinking water matters? As noted in Part 1, we would not exempt hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas (or other activities) from the Safe Drinking Water Act. We’d also apply a great deal more foresight to our