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Celebrating the 2nd Anniversary of Pittsburgh’s Plastic Bag Ban!

April 23, 2024 | By Kate Kleinle

Two years in and we’re seeing the ban’s positive impacts but more still needs to be done.

Let's Not Frack Up Our Air

September 29, 2011 | By Clean Water Action

By Myron Arnowitt, Pennsylvania State Director

"Flaring" a fracked well

The EPA’s strong proposal to restrict air emissions from oil and gas extraction operations is a good start. EPA regulations of these large pollution sources are urgently needed in cities like Pittsburgh and in many other

If We're Going to Rein-in Something, Make it Fracking!

September 23, 2011 | By Clean Water Action

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By Cord Briggs, National Programs Intern Do you breathe air? Then I have some good news for you! On July 28 th the EPA released a suite of new regulations that, for the first time, will control airborne emissions from oil and gas wells, and specifically those drilled using

Let's Jump Off this Runaway TRAIN

September 22, 2011 | By Clean Water Action

Let's Stop this TRAIN Wreck

By Dan Endreson, Minnesota Program Coordinator This summer was rough for the environment. The 112 th U.S. House of Representatives has been one the most anti-environment Congress’ in history by passing legislation that will severely impact water and air quality for

These Floods are Man-Made!

September 13, 2011 | By Clean Water Action

Where's the funding for Flood Control Projects?

By Colleen Meehan, Philadelphia Program Organizer Last week was Hurricane Irene, this week it’s Tropical Storm Lee. What does that mean for Pennsylvania and other Mid-Atlantic states? It means we have massive flooding. Pennsylvania is a state of rivers

A Win for Our Waterways and our Health!

September 12, 2011 | By Clean Water Action

This is why we MUST BAN the FOAM!

By Miriam Gordon, California Director We’ve been fighting to ban foam packaging in California for years. Out report, Taking out the Trash studied the effects of packaging foam on our environment and found what you would expect. Styrofoam food containers and coffee

What Now For Clean Water Policies?

September 8, 2011 | By Clean Water Action

By Lynn Thorp, National Campaigns Coordinator With health and environmental protections under unprecedented attack, particularly by the leadership of the 112 th Congress, how do we make sure that common sense and long overdue water policy advances don’t get stopped in their tracks? The

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