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2022 EmpowerNJ Recap & 2023 Plans
As we look forward to the year ahead, the EmpowerNJ: No Fossil Fuel Projects coalition reflects on our combined successes and learns from defeats in order to accomplish even more in 2023.
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Massachusetts Moves Forward in Addressing Climate Change
The Massachusetts State Senate introduced then passed three climate bills at a breakneck speed that laid out broad new commitments to tackle carbon pollution emissions in a variety of ways.
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Toxic Communities and the Fight for Clean Air
Massachusetts communities are still recovering from the legacy of polluting power plants: mercury in the air, ash in the water. In this video, we interview Clean Water Action’s allies from campaigns across the state, savvy environmental warriors who have lived through environmental pollution and
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Motorcade Rally to Demand the Port Authority Ensure Clean Air & Good Jobs Now
Yesterday, Clean Water Action joined the Ironbound Community Corporation (ICC) and City of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka to lead a motorcade rally through the port followed by a rally on the steps of City Hall to demand the Port Authority of NY/NJ ensure clean air and good jobs now. Clean Water Action and
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From Portland, Oregon to Washington DC: Clean Air and Ports that’s the Ticket
By Amy Goldsmith, State Director, Clean Water Action. Follow on Twitter. Solid as a rock Rooted like a tree I am here Standing strong In my rightful place This is the song that was sung by community organizers from across the country to kick off the Moving Forward Network’s (MFN) annual meeting in
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Working the Legislature to Energize Rhode Island
Sometimes when you’re trying to get folks up at the statehouse to embrace big ideas for progressive change, you have to look for indirect signs of movement in your direction.