Tell the Baltimore City Council and Mayor Scott to invest in Zero Waste!
For Baltimore City to build an effective and equitable transition away from incinerating our trash by 2030, we need to be investing serious money in Zero Waste infrastructure, now. But Mayor Scott’s proposed budget doesn’t do that - and last week, we learned more. Contact Mayor Scott and your
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Uranium Mining in Virginia: What finally got a national policy wonk to look and then act in her own backyard.
Today we welcome Guest Blogger Lisa Ragain, who runs Aqua Vitae, a water consulting organization. Lisa's message is quite timely, given that the Virginia Senate Agriculture Committee will consider this issue tomorrow, January 31. It’s confession time. I have spent most of my adult life working on
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Let Them Vote!
By Bob Wendelgass, President & CEO You know what I’m sick of? Seeing important bills that would protect our water, fight climate change, and help build a clean energy economy never get a vote in the Senate. I think it’s time to do something about it so our Senators can start representing you and me
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In the Department of "Acting Like Drinking Water Matters" - Making Progress on Fracking
Drinking Water Matters By Lynn Thorp, National Campaigns Director The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a “Progress Report” today on its study of potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources. EPA has undertaken a significant scientific research effort to
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New Rule = Healthier Drinking Water
By Lynn Thorp, National Campaigns Director Yesterday's announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that it has finalized revision of the "Total Coliform Rule" is probably not going to grab a lot of headlines. But, it is significant in a number of ways. First, this revised rule
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California: The Next Frack Frontier?
By Andrew Grinberg, California Program Associate As the fracking fight comes to California, our state government is finally getting on the bandwagon and will begin to regulate the dangerous oil and gas extraction process. The Department of Conservation (DOC) issued the first draft of proposed
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Don't Bargain Water for Power
Fracking operations near a home in Armstrong County, PA By Guest Writer, Marion Stoddart In a December 2 commentary in the Boston Globe, columnist Tom Keane wrote that "The key to American energy independence is ‘drill, baby, drill’ -- or perhaps more correctly, 'frack, baby, frack.'" 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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