Pipes, Wipes, and the Potomac: Two Preventable Causes of a Sewage Spill
When people hear about a sewage spill, they often assume it’s an inevitability — a pipe that simply failed one day. Sometimes it is a simple act of bad luck or weather. But more often than you might realize, these breaks are avoidable. When we have proper investment and care for our infrastructure, we can fix these issues before they happen.
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It’s Time to Renew America’s Commitment to Clean Water
Maintain Our Clean Water Progress - Take Action Today From our friends at National Wildlife Federation By Jan Goldman-Carter Our nation’s investment in clean water began forty years ago with the 1972 Clean Water Act – a bi-partisan congressional commitment to end the flagrant pollution of rivers
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Enough is Enough - Dioxin is Dangerous
By Lynn Thorp, National Campaigns Director After almost 3 decades of delay, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving to finalize the scientific re-analysis of the toxicity dioxin. Dioxin is actually a group of chemicals which are among the most toxic chemicals in the world. The
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When No Means Yes
Michigan Policy Director Susan Harley is joined by Clean Water Heroes for the release of our Midterm Legislative Scorecard By Cyndi Roper, Michigan State Director If you were a Lansing lawmaker with a perfect environmental voting record in 2011, you were voting no. With a state House majority firmly
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Philadelphia Eagles are the leading Green Team
By Colleen Meehan, Pennsylvania Program Organizer Eagles Fans for PA's Forests! On December 18 th, Clean Water Action staff served as the Community Partner for the Philadelphia Eagles home game against the New York Jets. The Eagles recognized our work raising public awareness about threats to public
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What's in Store for 2012?
By Lynn Thorp , National Programs Director On the first day back after the New Year, with 2011 and all the resolution making behind us, I wondered what would be in store for our work in 2012. If yesterday’s Washington Post is any indication, maybe we’ll find a renewed understanding of the critical
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in Colorado's New Fracking Rules
By Gary Wockner, Colorado Program Director This piece first appeared on the Huffington Post First, the good: A few weeks ago, the State of Colorado passed the strongest rules in the United States for publicly disclosing what cancer-causing and other types chemicals are used in oil and gas fracking
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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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