Published in Clean Water Action·Jan 31, 2019For the sake of our water, help fix it, now.Why do so many Members of Congress stand by — or, even worse, pile on — whenever the Trump Administration advances another one of its reckless anti-environment giveaways to big polluters? Maybe it’s because things have been systematically rigged to boost the influence wielded by big polluters and other corporate…Environment3 min readEnvironment3 min read
Published in Clean Water Action·Nov 7, 2018OK, What’s Next?Yesterday voters made it clear that we’re done. Done with the status quo, done with our elected officials paying more attention to corporate campaign donors. Done with the stranglehold the oil and gas industry and other special interests have on our democracy. Done with nothing but rhetoric full of racism…Environment3 min readEnvironment3 min read
Published in Clean Water Action·Sep 18, 2018Congress is massively failing the public — it’s embarrassingIt took me a while to start this post. I kept writing and erasing the first lines. Nothing seemed to capture the right mood for this week. I write this just a few days after the President decided to relitigate the tragedy in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane…Environment3 min readEnvironment3 min read
Published in Clean Water Action·Aug 21, 2018We Can’t Afford the Dirty Power ScamPresident Trump continued his unbroken streak of giving corporate polluters whatever they ask for when he unveiled EPA’s replacement for the Obama-era Clean Power Plan — an historic policy that cut global warming pollution from the power sector, the largest source in the United States. The laughably named “Affordable Clean…Climate Change2 min readClimate Change2 min read
Published in Clean Water Action·May 22, 2018Two Hundred Thirty-Eight Against Clean WaterTwo Hundred Thirty-Eight Against Clean Water 238. That is how many members of the US House of Representatives voted for the dirty water amendment to repeal the Clean Water Rule. 238 Members of Congress voted to give a free pass to activities that can destroy streams and wetlands. 238 Members of Congress voted to put wetlands…Water2 min readWater2 min read
Published in Clean Water Action·Feb 8, 2018Celebrating THE Clean Water Champion“The people you have to convince are not the decision-makers, but the citizens. Because once they catch on, once they learn the skills of being an effective advocate for themselves, their families, and their communities, they can really solve problems. That’s when something really powerful begins to happen.” …Environment6 min readEnvironment6 min read
Published in Clean Water Action·Jan 30, 2018The State Of Our Union is [insert term]The state of our union is polluted. President Trump, Congressional Republicans, Scott Pruitt and other cabinet members spent the first year of this dirty water presidency rolling back protections for public health, jeopardizing communities, and putting corporate priorities first. …Climate Change4 min readClimate Change4 min read
Published in Clean Water Action·Dec 21, 20172017 — A Year Fighting for our Water and Health2017 has been full of challenges. Because of Clean Water members and activists, we’ve been able to face up to them. Below are just a few highlights. Clean Water members have sent nearly 200,000 hand-written letters, personalized post cards, and emails to EPA, Members of Congress, Governors, State Senators and…Environment3 min readEnvironment3 min read
Dec 15, 2017Scott Pruitt: Rigging The System Against Clean WaterInstead of ensuring vital parts of our nation’s water infrastructure are safeguarded, under Scott Pruitt the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to retroactively delay protections for streams, wetlands, and drinking water sources while the agency works on its reckless plan to repeal and replace the Clean Water Rule. If…Environment3 min readEnvironment3 min read
Published in Clean Water Action·Oct 18, 2017This is How We Win173,604 That’s how many action Clean Water Action members have taken since January 1, 2017. That’s more than 73,000 emails and more than 99,000 hand-written letters and personally signed postcards. Stack those actions and you get a 72 foot pile. And more people are taking more actions every day. …Environment3 min readEnvironment3 min read
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