Drinking Water Week: The Water You Don’t See
It’s Drinking Water Week and let’s face it: We often take for granted that safe, reliable drinking water makes its way to our tap. We don’t really think about it unless a problem occurs, like an outage, a leak, or a water main break.
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Stop Burning Trash, and Taxpayer Dollars, With This Simple Policy Idea
The Connecticut trash crisis is not going away. We need creative solutions. Before we ask residents to fund the construction of more polluting trash-burning facilities, let’s try something proven to work - Save As You Throw programs.
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May 2026 Legislative Update from Minnesota
The end of the legislative session is on Monday, May 18th and as you can image, a lot is happening!
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Earth Month Reflections: Warehouses, Pollution, and the Fight for Clean Air in New Jersey
NJ’s warehouse boom equals more diesel pollution, more health risks, and more environmental injustice. We’re fighting back with Kids Clean Air Zones to protect our communities. Take action this Earth Month—fill out our Diesel Pollution Survey!
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Saving a Bedrock Pennsylvania Environmental Law
Clean Water Action and its supporters successfully blocked a proposed DEP rule that would have weakened Pennsylvania’s Clean Streams Law by allowing polluters greater discretion in reporting spills. The rule risked delaying responses to pollution and reducing transparency. Its withdrawal marks a major victory for clean water protections, public health, and community advocacy.
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Celebrating Clean Water Administrative Professionals
Since I was a child, I have always looked forward to Secretaries' Day. This was the day that I would make Ms. Johnson, our school secretary, a card and gift her with special candy to thank her for always being so nice to me on my first day of school and every day after that. She was committed and I felt a strong sense of obligation to honor her.
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Earth Month Reflections: Our Power is Collective
As I reflect on the last 14 months of this administration, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. So much of our work is being dismantled, and many of us wonder if we can pull ourselves back from the brink yet again. I believe we can. I have seen what we can do when we work together.
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We All Live Downstream - Clean Water Action Podcast
Welcome to We All Live Downstream: a Clean Water Action Podcast available on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.
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