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Protect Clean Water - Kids Get It
By Susan Eastwood, Campaign Organizer - follow Susan on Twitter ( @SCEastwood) Emil, age 8, said it best. “Don’t throw trash on the ground because when it rains, it washes into the river and dirties the drinking water.” Five year old Archie drew a contrast in bright colors, to compare “a happy fish swimming by a rainbow waterfall” with “a fish throwing up. It’s what’s gonna happen if people keep putting garbage in the water.” Avery, age 8, showed two children holding their noses next to a polluted stream with a very sad fish swimming among the mess. When you look at these kids’ drawings about
Happy Birthday to the Clean Water Act!
The Clean Water Act turns 42 on tomorrow (10/18). 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 Lynn Thorp, National Campaigns Director - Follow Lynn on Twitter ( @LTWCA) The Clean Water Act became law 42 years ago this week. It’s got a straightforward name and ambitious goals (zero pollution into our nation’s waterways.) Getting there is not so simple. I have two birthday wishes for this law. First, we have to close loopholes that leave some water unprotected even though
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
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
