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Let's Jump Off this Runaway TRAIN
Let's Stop this TRAIN Wreck By Dan Endreson, Minnesota Program Coordinator This summer was rough for the environment. The 112 th U.S. House of Representatives has been one the most anti-environment Congress’ in history by passing legislation that will severely impact water and air quality for generations. Congress continues to go after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by attempting to limit its ability to update and enforce the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act. In August, Congress took on the Clean Water Act with the “ Dirty Water Act” (H.R. 2018) that would prevent the EPA
These Floods are Man-Made!
Where's the funding for Flood Control Projects? By Colleen Meehan, Philadelphia Program Organizer Last week was Hurricane Irene, this week it’s Tropical Storm Lee. What does that mean for Pennsylvania and other Mid-Atlantic states? It means we have massive flooding. Pennsylvania is a state of rivers and streams. And when it pours, they flood. Roads are closed and over 100,000 residents along the Susquehanna River were ordered to evacuate. They’ve even packed up the Governor’s Mansion in Harrisburg. This flooding is a result of sprawl and poor stormwater management. Sprawl increases flooding by
A Win for Our Waterways and our Health!
This is why we MUST BAN the FOAM! By Miriam Gordon, California Director We’ve been fighting to ban foam packaging in California for years. Out report, Taking out the Trash studied the effects of packaging foam on our environment and found what you would expect. Styrofoam food containers and coffee cops clog our waterways and pollute our environment. Foam packaging also leeches a carcinogen into our food. We can do better. Californians and our environment can live without this dirty and dangerous product. SB 568, California’s strongest attempt to date to ban foam has brought us very close to
What Now For Clean Water Policies?
By Lynn Thorp, National Campaigns Coordinator With health and environmental protections under unprecedented attack, particularly by the leadership of the 112 th Congress, how do we make sure that common sense and long overdue water policy advances don’t get stopped in their tracks? The Administration’s backtracking on an important regulation for smog pollution it is getting a lot of attention, as it should have. You can see reactions from some of Clean Water Action’s leadership around the country here. Now we have to make sure that we don’t get propelled backwards on clean water protections
PFAS: The Ingredient You Never Ordered
Thousands of Californians are unknowingly exposed to toxic PFAS "forever chemicals" every time they cook or eat from a Teflon (PTFE) pan. Here's what you need to know.
