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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Takes the Lead for Clean Water
Trenton, New Jersey – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced today that he will cast a vote as the Chairman of the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) in support of a watershed-wide permanent ban on fracking and its associated activities, including a ban of wastewater storage, processing and discharges in the Basin, and a ban on water exports from the watershed to fuel fracking elsewhere.
For the sake of our water, help fix it, now.
Why do so many Members of Congress stand by – or, even worse, pile on – whenever the Trump Administration advances another one of its reckless anti-environment giveaways to big polluters?
Maybe it’s because things have been systematically rigged to boost the influence wielded by big polluters and other corporate special interests. When people like you who care about clean water are effectively shut out – or worse, ignored by those elected to represent us – bad things can happen.
The Trump Administration’s Dirty Water Rule is only the latest example. It’s a reckless “repeal and replace” scheme
Lame Duck Heroes and Zeros
Lame Duck Heroes and Zeros
The end of 2018 was record-breaking. After passing 351 bills over the course of the first 22 months of Michigan’s 99 th legislative session, lawmakers passed a whopping 408 bills in a frenzied four-week long lame duck session. This was the busiest and the most environmentally destructive lame duck session in state history. Many of the bills passed were so widely unpopular that sponsors neglected to introduce them until after things died down post general election.
Clean Water Action members and staff mobilized quickly during lame duck. We organized lobby days, made
Clean Water Action: We can’t afford another shutdown, the President must drop his demand for a wall
"Instead of understanding that his unnecessary and ecologically destructive wall has been rejected by a majority of Americans, he made it clear that he would pull the same stunt in three weeks if he doesn’t get funding for his wall. This toxic precondition could scuttle negotiations before they start, leading to another shutdown. Our families, environment, and economy can’t afford the President’s obstinacy on this issue. We call on the President and Senator McConnell to listen to the public, drop the demand for a wall, and fully fund our government so agencies like EPA can get back to work and stay on the job, protecting our water, air, and communities.”
Berkeley Unanimously Passes Groundbreaking Disposable Free Dining Ordinance
BERKELEY, Calif. – The Berkeley, CA City Council has taken an important step to drastically reduce the amount of disposable foodware coming out of the doors of the city’s restaurants. Berkeley’s new policy is a precedent-setting example of how cities can lead in the global movement to reduce the plastic pollution damaging our waterways and communities.
The ordinance, which requires that food vendors provide reusable foodware to customers who eat onsite and makes certain single-use disposable items available only by request or at a self-serve station, also mandates a $0.25 charge for any