Tag Archives: clean water

Protect Water Resources—End Mountaintop Removal

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Sandy Strauss

From I Love Mountains (http://www.ilovemountains.org): Last weekend, dozens of Appalachians rallied at the headquarters of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C. They brought water from their homes that has been polluted by mountaintop removal coal mining and are … Continue reading →

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Ask Your State Representative to Co-Sponsor Comprehensive and Fair Drilling Tax Legislation

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org):   Please ask your state legislator to cosponsor the comprehensive and fair drilling tax proposal.   It is long past time for the Pennsylvania legislature to pass a drilling tax on deep gas drilling to invest in our … Continue reading →

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Take Action to Stop Fracking in the Delaware Basin

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From Food and Water Watch (http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/):   Benzene… surfactants and organic biocides… barium and other toxic metals… thorium, radium, and uranium. Would you drink water that contains these chemicals? Fracking for natural gas is expanding faster than the technology it … Continue reading →

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New Home Fertilizer Legislation Aims at Protecting PA Waterways

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org):   Whole neighborhoods, communities and many of the other 17 million residents that call the Chesapeake Bay region home are striving for picture-perfect lawns by pouring tons of fertilizer on them. That’s why Senator Mike Brubaker, R- … Continue reading →

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House Interior Appropriations Bill Guts Clean Water Programs

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Choose Clean Water Coalition (http://www.choosecleanwater.org):   The recently released bill by the House Appropriations Committee to fund the fiscal year 2012 Interior and Environment programs is another frontal attack on clean water programs, and the Coalition will be … Continue reading →

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“Clean Water” Cooperative Federalism Act Introduced in U.S. House Not Likely to Result in Clean Water

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Choose Clean Water Coalition (http://www.choosecleanwater.org):   In spite of the title—the Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act—the one thing that would NOT result from HR 2018 (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-2018) is clean water.   This bill, introduced by Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure … Continue reading →

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Support Clean Water and End to Mountaintop Removal Mining

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From I Love Mountains (http://www.ilovemountains.org):   This week, hundreds of people from Appalachia and the nation are peacefully marching toward Blair Mountain in the heart of southern West Virginia.   The march marks the 90th anniversary of the 1921 Battle … Continue reading →

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Marcellus Shale Drilling: Regional Advocacy Workshops

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org):   As drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale continues in our region and across Pennsylvania, PennFuture, Clean Water Action, PennEnvironment, Pennsylvania Sierra Club, Responsible Drilling Alliance and EARTHWORKS are holding an invitation-only strategy session to … Continue reading →

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Obama Great Outdoors Initiative Holds Promise for PA Rivers

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From Public News Service-PA (http://www.publicnewsservice.org):   February 17, 2011 HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania waterways could see some major benefits from an initiative being announced by the Obama administration. It’s called “America’s Great Outdoors,” and part of its mission is to … Continue reading →

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Annual Conference Places Clean Water Issues in Spotlight

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Choose Clean Water Coalition (http://www.choosecleanwater.org):   We recently wrapped up our 2nd Annual Choose Clean Water – Chesapeake Bay Restoration Conference in Washington, DC. The conference kicked off with an annual meeting of our Coalition members, where we … Continue reading →

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