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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Connecticut’s Senators and Representatives – a 100% Clean Water Congressional Delegation
In Connecticut, all five of our Congressional Representatives, John Larson, Rosa DeLauro, Elizabeth Esty, Jim Himes and Joseph Courtney as well as our two Senators, Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy have a Clean Water voting record!
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Connecticut's Legislative Session 2018: The Same, Only Different (Hint: Good Things are Possible)
As the legislative session opens in Connecticut, the lay of the land looks the same as last year, except with some promising differences that are largely the results of grassroots action taken by our members and allies. It’s a short session with a sharp focus on finance. But what better entrée to
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Meeting Connecticut's Emission Reduction Targets
Governor Dannel Malloy created the Governor’s Council on Climate Change (also known as the GC3) on Earth Day, 2015. Recently, the council met to review a year’s worth of modeling and recommended a midterm target for Connecticut’s agreed-upon reduction of greenhouse gases.
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Climate Change is a Public Health Issue
As a nurse, I'm deeply concerned about the health impacts of climate change. Many may not realize that climate change is the most pressing public health issue of our time.
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Gearing up to protect Connecticut's water, health & climate in 2018
The Connecticut Legislative Session starts today and we're ready to advocate for the policies we need to protect our water, our health, and our climate. The first step is to put an end to last year’s destructive raid on funds for our Green Bank and the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
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How the “Syn-Turf” Industry Pulled the Wool over the Public’s Eyes on Crumb Rubber
This guest blog by Louis W. Burch, CT Program Director, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, covers the health risks from exposure to recycled tire rubber.
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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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