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Summit in Annapolis
the 18th annual cce summit
The Citizens’ Campaign for the Environment invites you to the 18th Annual CCE Legislative Summit in Annapolis on January 24th! Learn about the environmental priorities for the 2012 General Assembly session from environmental leaders like State Senate President Miller and State House Speaker Busch.
Join hundreds of clean water advocates to find out how we can achieve success at the State House in 2012!
Stand up for our air, our water, and our communities and join us for Green Drinks Annapolis after!
Chesapeake Currents - Fall 2011
Inside
- We Can't Live Without Clean Water
- Uranium Mining
- Virginia Endorsements
- Winning in Baltimore
- DC - Leading on Stormwater
- Delaware's Senator Takes on Diesel
we can’t live without clean water
It’s that simple. But sometimes, the people we elect seem to forget that. And they’ve been forgetting it a lot lately in Washington, DC and in too many of our state capitals.
We Can Fix the Clean Water Act
For much of the last decade, Clean Water Action has worked to restore Clean Water Act protections for many water bodies. In the wake of confusing Supreme Court decisions, the previous Administration gave in to special interest pressure and instituted policies that threaten many of the streams and wetlands which affect drinking water sources and which filter pollution and prevent flooding.
Cosmetics Should be Safe!
Ask your Representative to Co-Sponsor HR2359, the Safe Cosmetics Act!
Did you know right now in the U.S. it's perfectly legal for there to be lead in lipstick and carcinogens in baby shampoo? Some of these chemicals don't even appear on product labels. This bill (H.R. 2359) would give the Food and Drug Administration the authority it needs to ensure that personal care products are free of harmful substances like lead, 1,4-dioxane and chemicals linked to cancer.
Protecting and Restoring the Chesapeake
In 1983, 1987 and 2000, Maryland Governors and their counterparts in Virginia, the District of Columbia and other jurisdictions in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed signed formal agreements that set timelines for cleaning up the Bay. The most recent agreement called for deadlines that were to be met by 2010. That deadline will not be met. Clean Water Action supported the strongest possible version of this latest agreement, understanding that we would continue fighting for the enforcement of the Clean Water Act as the likeliest means restoring the Bay.