Celebrating the 2nd Anniversary of Pittsburgh’s Plastic Bag Ban!
Two years in and we’re seeing the ban’s positive impacts but more still needs to be done.
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What We've Been Saying for Twenty Five Years
By Joe Emmons, National Programs Intern As a Canvasser in our San Francisco office, and more recently in DC, I have spoken to thousands of people of all political views from coast to coast. One thing remains the same; everyone knows healthy local economies rely on clean water for recreation, for
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The Senate Against Clean Water
By Lynn Thorp, National Programs Coordinator
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Protect All our water!
Clean Water Action was founded to make sure we kept pushing our country to meeting the ambitious goals of the Clean Water Act. That project is far from over. Next week the U.S. Senate will vote on a spending bill amendment thatCongress Continues to Favor Polluters over Clean Air
By Clean Water Action Minnesota
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Contact your Senators today!
Congress continues to strip out standards that protect our health from hazardous pollution. In the coming days, the U.S. Senate will vote on the Congressional Review Act (S.J. Res. 27) sponsored by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY). TheWhat Part of "All" Don't They Understand?
By Lynn Thorp, National Programs Coordinator Nine years ago this month, the Bush Administration signaled that it would pursue policies to remove Clean Water Act protection from many water bodies. Thus began a campaign that’s been a priority for Clean Water Action ever since. With the U.S
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39 Years of Protecting Our Waters
Let's get it "over the hill"39 - will it get to 40?
By Lynn Thorp, National Programs Coordinator Today is the 39 th anniversary of the landmark Clean Water Act. Since Clean Water Action was founded as the idea became law, it’s a meaningful date for us. The idea then was that the long struggle toYou know what doesn't stimulate the economy: Mercury and Lead Pollution
Power Plant Emissions
By Cord Briggs, National Programs Intern Since taking control of the House, Republican leadership has been hard at work dismantling our clean water and air protections. To date they have passed a whopping 160 anti-environmental bills, and that number is only continuing to skyStay Informed
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