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New Jersey Currents - Fall 2014
In this issue: Climate change, water, and jobs; Vote for clean water; Radioactive waste; and more.
Updated National Recommended Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Human Health
Dear Ms. Bethel,
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed updated human health criteria for 94 chemical pollutants, noticed at 79 Fed. Reg. 27303 (May 13, 2014). Clean Water Action is a one million member organization working in 15 states and at the national level on a wide range of health and environmental issues. The NC Conservation Network is a state-level advocacy group working in partnership with 90 affiliate organizations and over 80,000 supporters to protect public health and the environment across North Carolina. We share an
Michigan Currents l Summer 2014
In this issue: Protect Pure Michigan, Michigan House Votes to Trash Michigan with Coal Ash, Bilking Taxpayers for "Pure" PR?, BWL's Eckert Coal Plant to Close, Fracking in Michigan: DEQ Rules Need Strengthening, Pet Coke Problems, Award Celebration Honors U.S. Rep. Dingell, DTE Energy's CEO Hides from Shareholders and Ratepayers, 30 Percent by 2030 for Clean Water-Clean Energy Jobs
Minnesota Currents - Summer 2014
In early March, the Great Lakes came to the Nation’s Capital. The Annual Great Lakes Day is a gathering of Great Lakes advocates from across the region, who bring their love and passion for the Great Lakes to Members of Congress. Clean Water Action helped recruit and organize the Minnesota delegation of nearly a dozen community members, local government officials, and business owners.
Toxic Trash Exposed: Coal Ash Pollution in Michigan
Water defines, and is central, to Michigan’s economy. Major tourism, agriculture, and fishing industries depend on the health of rivers, lakes, and streams. The Great Lakes contain over 20% of the world’s usable fresh surface water . Unfortunately unmitigated coal ash pollution is a major threat to the health of the state’s water and economy.