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Clean Water Currents|online, Volume 37, No. 2, Summer 2009
In this issue of Clean Water Currents|Online:
For California Woman, Protecting A River Can Cost You A Job
Heather Wylie traded her job for a river. And, given the choice, she'd do it again.
Minnesota Currents Summer 2009
Minnesota Clean Water Currents, Summer 2009
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Minnesota Currents|online, Summer 2009
In this issue of Minnesota Currents|Online
Minnesota Issue Updates
Updates on Minnesota's work on pesticides, global warming and the clean energy economy, Lake Superior Day events, the Clean Water Restoration Act, and the Healing Our Waters Conference.
Minnesota Member Spotlight: Christopher Sullivan
Minnesota Currents|Online, Summer 2009
From left: J. Drake Hamilton of Fresh Energy, Kate Ellis of Fresh Energy, Deanna White of Clean Water Action, Amelia Kroeger of the West Metro Global Warming Action Group, Congressman Erik Paulsen, Jenna Garland of Clean Water Action, and Clean Water Action member Christopher Sullivan.
Will Munger: A Passion For Making Duluth Better
Minnesota Currents|Online, Summer 2009
State Representative Roger Reinert may have said it best: "Will Munger does not live in the shadow of his father's legacy. He has spent his life building his own. He is an outspoken and highly respected activist and community leader who brings stakeholders together who doesn't always share the same agenda. The result is moving issues forward that many of us care about deeply."
Green Stimulus Funding Strengthens Minnesota Water Projects
Minnesota Currents|Online, Summer 2009
Even in these tough economic times clean water has proven to be a priority that won't be given up. On February 16, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. The $787 billion bill included $6 billion for water infrastructure projects through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF).
The CWSRF and DWSRF are existing programs created to provide states with low-interest loans to communities so they can build projects needed to comply with the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Minnesota Issue Updates
Minnesota Currents|Online, Summer 2009
Coming Soon: Minnesota Pesticide Tool Kit
Minnesota pesticide laws make it difficult for people who have been exposed to a pesticide to find out which one it is. Minnesota law prohibits anyone but veterinarians and doctors from receiving pesticide applicator records. Even they must fill out forms, taking up valuable time in when these records are needed- often a medical emergency. These roadblocks to access leave doctors treating patients based on a best guess, treating only symptoms.
How Safe is Your Bath Tub?
Summer 2009, Volume 37, No. 2
Children's bubble baths should be clean, safe and fun. But No More Toxic Tub, a report published in March 2009 by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics in partnership with Clean Water Action and other organizations, found contaminants and other hazardous ingredients in numerous popular shampoos, soaps and body care products marketed to babies and children. The report lists 38 products that were shown to be contaminated with the carcinogenic chemicals formaldehyde, 1,4-dioxane or both, although neither contaminant appears on product labels.
Restoring the Clean Water Act Must Top Congress' Agenda
Clean Water Currents|Online, Summer 2009, Volume 37, No. 2
Legislation introduced in the United States Senate April 2 would restore critical Clean Water Act protections lost through six years of confusing and contradictory court and government agency decisions.
The Clean Water Restoration Act was introduced by Sen. Russell Feingold, D-WI, and several co-sponsors.
Other Publications
Everglades for All
In March 2010, Clean Water Fund released Everglades for All.
Over 1,500 Florida residents participated in our survey which was intended to get a pulse on how the public and diverse constituency groups feel about ongoing outreach and historic Everglades restoration efforts.
This survey revealed new opportunities for relationship building and will hopefully increase public input on key decisions in Everglades restoration.
Over 1,500 Florida residents participated in our survey which was intended to get a pulse on how the public and diverse constituency groups feel about ongoing outreach and historic Everglades restoration efforts.
Turning Up the Heat: Exposing the manufacturers' lackluster mercury thermostat collection program
Turning Up the Heat exposes the dismal results of the manufacturers’
voluntary mercury thermostat collection program. The Thermostat
Recycling Corporation (TRC) has collected less than 5% of the
approximately 100 tons of mercury from mercury thermostats
removed from service in the last decade. The collection program in
Rhode Island is below the national average for preventing mercury
pollution from thermostats and far behind the national leaders. The
report recommends that states adopt strong laws, with financial
incentives and performance standards for recycling mercury thermostats,
to drastically improve the TRC program and prevent mercury pollution.
Environmental Groups Ask That Climate Bill Include Energy Efficiency
October 30, 2009
The Honorable Barbara Boxer, Chair
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
410 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
RE: Require Efficiency Investment of at least 1/3 of Allowance Value Given to Electric Utilities
Dear Chairwoman Boxer:
Safer Technology: The Only Solution When Security Fails
The potential for fatalities and economic disruption from an attack on one of these plants is staggering. A 2001 U.S. Army Surgeon General study estimated that in densely populated areas 900,000 to 2.4 million people could be killed or injured in a terrorist attack on a U.S. chemical plant in a densely populated area.