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The Monocacy River deserves a better Monocacy Plan
For the past two years, Frederick and Carroll Counties have been debating the Monocacy Plan: an advisory document meant to guide both counties on improving the health of their shared Monocacy River. But between 2017 and 2018, drastic changes were made to the Plan that gutted its value for protecting and improving the Monocacy's water quality and environmental health. We're urging the Frederick County Council to reject the 2018 Monocacy Plan - a position the Frederick County Planning Commission just unanimously agreed upon, as well. For more on our position, read our coalition letters to the
Pursuing Environmental Justice In Kern County
The Least EPA Could Do on PFAS
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a plan that summarizes ongoing activity, affirms commitments the agency made in May 2018, and announces several new initiatives. The “PFAS Action Plan” is an exhaustive review of what EPA is doing and commits to some new initiatives.
Given the urgency around PFAS chemicals it is still literally the least EPA can do.
This Action Plan follows up on commitments made in May, including evaluating the need for drinking water limits. EPA is announcing that it will begin the Safe Drinking Water Act process for two chemicals – PFOA and PFOS – and
EPA should do more to protect communities and water from PFAS contamination
Washington, D.C. -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA ) “PFAS Action Plan” released today summarizes ongoing activity, affirms commitments the agency made in May 2018, and announces several new initiatives. “EPA’s PFAS Action Plan is an exhaustive review of what EPA is doing and commits to some new initiatives, but given the urgency around PFAS chemicals it is still literally the least EPA can do,” said Clean Water National Campaigns Director Lynn Thorp.
EPA’s PFAS Action Plan follows up on commitments made in May, including evaluating the need for drinking water limits. EPA is
What is EPA afraid of? 60 days is an unacceptably short public comment period for the most aggressive attack on the Clean Water Act since 1972
"Andrew Wheeler and the other special interest lobbyists President Trump has placed at EPA don’t want to hear from the public because they know Americans will oppose the Dirty Water Rule"