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Comments on Baltimore City's 10-Year Solid Waste Management Plan
The Baltimore City Board of Estimates held a hearing on amendments to the City's 10-Year Solid Waste Management Plan. Read our testimony below!
Working at Clean Water Action from the Queer Perspective
Clean Water Action is celebrating our 50th anniversary and Pride Month with a special blog post! We are incredibly fortunate that, in our most recent diversity survey, 36% of our staff identified as queer. Our LGBTQ+ Caucus had the chance to connect with some longstanding queer colleagues to hear about their experiences. Two of our staff who will be highlighted here are Mare Carbone, who is a Canvass Supervisor and has worked at Clean Water Action for 26 years, and our very own CEO, Bob Wendelgass who has been with Clean Water for the past 32 years. The LGBTQ+ Caucus exists to provide a safe
REI--Will you put our health and planet first?
Recognizing this alarming public health and environmental issue, Clean Water Action and allies at the Mind the Store campaign have been urging REI and other retailers to ban PFAS in outdoor apparel. To date, there have been more than 110,000 petition signatures and emails from REI customers, letters from more than 100 local, state, and national organizations calling on the company to lead the outdoor apparel industry away from the entire class of PFAS.
Clean Water 50 Stories: Senator Jeff Irwin
We’re sharing our history and journey with the people who have joined us along the way as we worked to protect clean water through #CleanWater50Stories. Meet Michigan Senator Jeff Irwin, a long time champion on protecting the health of Michigan's water, environment, and communities.
Storms can cause chemical spills that pollute your drinking water: Here's how we stop it
Imagine you get a “thunderstorm warning” on your phone. You light a few candles in case the lights go out, and make sure that you cancel your evening walk. You do everything you can to prepare for what the storm might bring. But, did you know that same storm could contaminate your drinking water?
Right now, the majority of the country has no plan in place for storm related toxic chemical leaks. Improperly managed storage facilities can devastate a community’s drinking water. EPA’s rulemaking on Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Worst Case Discharge Planning ( Worst Case Discharge rule)