Clean Water Act

Sierra Club Action: Clean Water for All Act, a repeal of Trumps WOTUS Rule

Climate, Community Rights, Groundwater, Health, News / June 22, 2020

  Addup  campaign on Clean Water For All Act. You can use this site to contact your person in Congress. https://addup.sierraclub.org/campaigns/stop-the-trump-admin-from-stripping-protections-for-our-waters   This AddUp supports Representative Peter DeFazio and Representative Grace Napolitano introduction in May of the Clean Water for All Act to repeal the Trump administration’s Dirty Water Rule. This is an important moment for our …

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Green groups plan to sue over Trump rollback of Obama waterway protections

Climate, Corruption, Crony Capitalism, Groundwater, Health, News / January 2, 2023

“Critics argue the rule ignores that all waterways are connected, with reduced protections increasing the risk that pollution and pesticides will flow downstream into bigger water bodies that serve as drinking water sources.” Green groups plan to sue over Trump rollback of Obama waterway protections By Rebecca Beitsch – 02/18/20 10:42 AM EST A coalition …

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Rights of Nature Launches in Florida

Climate, Groundwater, Health, News, Resources, Rights of Nature / September 16, 2019

As the Trump administration assaults the Clean Water Act to allow polluters to save a few dollars at the expense of citizens health…. Rights of Nature Launches in Florida: CELDF Press Release: Florida: Flurry of Rights of River Ballot Initiatives Proposed to Save Drinking Water, Ecosystems Sep 11, 2019 Efforts to add legally enforceable rights …

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The Trump administration’s two-pronged assault on public health

Climate, Community Rights, Corruption, Crony Capitalism, Health, News, Opinion, Resources / July 9, 2019

Trump administration’s priorities in case you believed his Orwellian speech yesterday on his environmental “wins”. Hint, it’s all about getting rid of protections and helping his elite corporate friends make even more $ at the expense of your family’s health. Today the GOP is in court to deny 20 million people health insurance. Remember that …

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Coal Ash Dumps Are Contaminating Groundwater in 22 States

Climate, Community Rights/Rights of Nature, Crony Capitalism, Groundwater, Health, News / February 21, 2019

“Back home, the Trump administration is working to fulfill a central campaign promise and buoy the coal industry by systematically rolling back Obama-era regulations that would force power utilities either to turn away from coal or burn it in a much cleaner fashion. At the helm of Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is Andrew Wheeler, …

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Trump considers undercutting state authority in quest to expedite pipeline development

Climate, Community Rights, News, Resources / January 27, 2019

Burning down the planet one pipeline at a time…. Trump considers undercutting state authority in quest to expedite pipeline development Congress would need to rewrite the Clean Water Act to limit state powers, legal experts say. Mark Hand Jan 25, 2019, 3:11 pm SHARE Facebook Twitter Email President Donald Trump smiles after announcing approval of …

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