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The Texas State Capitol building with American and Texan flags, with text overlaid: Wrap-up Review for the 89th Texas Legislative Session

Wrap-up Review for the 89th Texas Legislative Session

June 11, 2025 | By Becky Smith
The Texas Legislature wrapped up its 89th session on June 2nd. From environmental protections to classroom behavior to landowner rights, oil field blowouts, and so much more, few areas of Texans’ lives and livelihoods went untouched. Clean Water Action and our environmental allies view the 89th session as, on balance, positive. Read on for a breakdown of the bills that have (or would have had) the biggest impact on our water and our environment.
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Who Cares About Clean Water?

September 10, 2014 | By Clean Water Action
By Susan Eastwood - follow Susan on Twitter - @SCEastwood I live in Ashford, a town of around 4500 people that is 80% forested. We are truly rural. The Mount Hope River runs through our backwoods and the head waters are just a mile or two to the North. As I sit on my deck this morning, I notice the
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Clean vs Dirty: why won't the US House get it?

Posted on September 9, 2014
By Jonathan A. Scott, follow Jon on Twitter - @jscottnh Today the U.S. House is engaged in all-out debate on the merits of yet another bad bill that is all too likely to pass along party lines. Backed by a long list of outfits I sure wouldn't trust to protect my water ( Big Ag, Dirty Coal, the
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Finally Managing Groundwater

September 3, 2014 | By Clean Water Action
By Jennifer Clary, California Program Manager The California Legislature ended its 2014 session on Friday evening by adopting the first comprehensive groundwater regulation in the state’s 164-year history. SB 1168 (Pavley) and AB 1739 (Dickinson) provide a framework for managing the state’s
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Where will you be on September 21st?

August 20, 2014 | By Clean Water Action
By Lynn Thorp, National Campaigns Director - Follow Lynn on Twitter Climate change is impacting us. And it’s not good. Pollution from power plants and other sources is affecting our food…our air…our water. It’s super-sizing things like hurricanes and droughts. If we don’t take action, it’s only
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A New Water Bond for California

August 15, 2014 | By Clean Water Action
By Jennifer Clary, California Program Manager Earlier this week, the Governor and Legislature reached near unanimous agreement on a $7.54 billion water bond for the November 2014 ballot that responds to the state’s deepening drought conditions. This bond (now Proposition 1) replaces an extremely
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Organizing for Clean Water

August 15, 2014 | By Clean Water Action
By Paula Weiner, Pittsburgh Phone Organizer Legacy. That's what first attracted me me to apply for a job with Clean Water Action. While aiding others in the choice between a blue scarf and a purple one is important in its own way, I am finding that the ability to leave a lasting difference on our
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