In honor of Clean Water Action's 50th birthday, we are lifting up voices and stories in the Clean Water movement through #CleanWater50Stories. Our story is the story of everyday people who have used their power to make a difference to create a healthier and greener future for all. Meet Sharon Jones, former Canvass Director in our Belmar, New Jersey office! What’s Your Connection to Clean Water? I started canvassing with Clean Water Action in 1984 when they were in Sloan Street, South Orange, New Jersey, and I continued working with them and Canvass Direct until 2005. Just amazing. And the fir ..read more

Clean air is a human right, but Massachusetts could be doing more to ensure that all residents have safe air to breathe, regardless of their zip code. One underregulated contaminant is the toxic pollutant known as ultrafine particles (UFPs). UFPs are so small they cannot be seen with the naked eye, but they are part of the larger picture of dangerous air quality putting residents’ health at risk.  The health impacts of “larger” fine particulate pollution (PM 2.5) are well documented. Some of these include respiratory failure, cancer, low birth weight, asthma, cardiovascular diseases, and ..read more

How we think about water infrastructure is about to change! Last year President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) into law. The act will be transformative to water, and will fund hundreds of projects,  causing immediate improvements to the quality of our drinking water and waterways. The IIJA will improve water quality, protect public health, support healthy communities, strengthen the economy, and prepare us for the worst impacts of climate change. Here are six things you need to know about it.   One - The IIJA will Fund Water Projects through ..read more

On Saturday, November 19, 2022, Labor and Environmental Justice Advocates & Organizers, community stakeholders, small businesses, and representatives of youth and young professionals groups, rallied within Weequahic Park in the South Ward of Newark, New Jersey, to celebrate the recent defeat of Amazon and to bring attention to the adverse impacts of Amazon’s Black Friday campaigns, how this hurts small businesses, workers and local communities like the South Ward of Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey.  The Good Jobs Clean Air (GJCA) NJ coalition was organized for the past year, to fight ..read more

These past few weeks you may have come across a petition that intends to repeal a new state bill, SB 1137. These petitioners have claimed that it will ruin the economy by hiking up gas prices, costing Californians jobs, and other fear mongering rhetoric. The truth is that oil and gas companies are trying to repeal a law that would ensure the safety and health of Californians before it can go into effect. If they receive enough signatures by December 15, they can push through a referendum that would effectively eliminate any and all regulations on how close to our communities they can drill for ..read more

How we think about water infrastructure is about to change! Last year President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) into law. The act will be transformative to water, and will fund hundreds of projects,  causing immediate improvements to the quality of our drinking water and waterways. The IIJA will improve water quality, protect public health, support healthy communities, strengthen the economy, and prepare us for the worst impacts of climate change. Here are six things you need to know about it   One - The IIJA will Fund Water Projects through ..read more

In honor of Clean Water Action's 50th birthday, we are lifting up voices and stories in the Clean Water movement through #CleanWater50Stories. Our story is the story of everyday people who have used their power to make a difference to create a healthier and greener future for all. Meet Jennifer Cavanary, Clean Water Action's National Membership and Information Manager! Serving as the National Data and IT Manager for Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund, Jennifer provides technical support to all staff organization wide. Since joining the Clean Water team, Jennifer has established herself as ..read more

Photo caption: Pictured, from left to right: SAFE advisory board member Jim Mulloy, Clean Water Action New England Director Cindy Luppi, SAFE Co-Chair Patricia Gozemba, and SAFE advisory board members Bonnie Bain and Rob Bonney Offshore wind is coming to Massachusetts. For Salem, this presents an incredible opportunity to return to the city’s nautical roots by hosting the state’s second offshore wind port. The site of the future port was previously occupied by an ancient, dirty, coal-fired power plant with hazardous coal dust blowing into the nearby neighborhoods and toxic emissions spewing in ..read more

You might think that we harness the Clean Water Act, meant to reduce and eliminate water pollution, to protect our drinking water sources. It would make sense that preventing pollution from getting into water bodies where we get our drinking water would save water system customers money and perhaps simplify the complicated treatments we use to make the water safe to drink. That would make sense, but it’s not what is happening. We can and should do more to put the Clean Water Act to work to protect our drinking water. That’s where the Source Water Collaborative comes in. Founded in 2006, the So ..read more

There are less than two weeks until the midterm election! Every election is important, and this one will be pivotal in the fight for clean water, protecting democracy, and environmental justice. With every single State House and State Senate seat up for election, as well as statewide elections for governor and lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, and state auditor, this will be a huge opportunity to shift the balance of power in Minnesota. By electing environmental champions, we can push through important issues to protect water, climate, and people. In order to do so, we ..read more