Tag Archives: Clean Water Act

Protect the Bay from CAFO Pollution

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

From the Pew Environment Group (http://www.pewenvironment.org/): The Chesapeake Bay is a national treasure and brings $33 billion in economic and recreational benefits to the region each year. It is vital to our economy and way of life. Yet the health … Continue reading →

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Appalachian Voters Want to End Mountaintop Removal Mining—Let Your Representative Know

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From I Love Mountains (http://www.ilovemountains.org):   Great news! This week we received the results of a public opinion poll that confirms that voters in Appalachia overwhelmingly want to end mountaintop removal and strengthen protections provided by the Clean Water Act … Continue reading →

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Stop the Congressional Attack on our Local Rivers & the Chesapeake

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Choose Clean Water Coalition (http://www.choosecleanwater.org):   Goodlatte Amendment to Budget Bill Protects Polluters, Leaves Clean Water At Risk The U.S. House and Senate have agreed on a temporary budget fix to keep the federal government from shutting down. … Continue reading →

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Poisoned Sausage (Federal Budget)

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

Download a pdf-formatted version of this issue at http://www.pennfuture.org/UserFiles/PDFs/vol13no04_021711.pdf.   The famous quote by Otto von Bismarck that “laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made,” couldn’t be more wrong today. Because if we don’t … Continue reading →

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Urge Your Representative to Protect Clean Water

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Choose Clean Water Coalition (http://www.choosecleanwater.org): NOTE: The Council is a member of this coalition.   On February 15, as the U.S. House of Representatives brought a budget bill to the floor to fund the federal government through the … Continue reading →

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