BP Oil Spill Disaster
CWN Regional Caucus on Oil, Mining and Gas Water Pollution a Huge Success
CWN's recent regional caucus on Oil, Mining and Gas Water Pollution in the Lower Mississippi River Basin was a huge success. The event, held in Little Rock, AR, was attended by more than 45 clean water activists from around the country including Hank Graddy, Sierra Club Mississippi River Basin Issue Team & Renee Hoyos, TN Clean Water Network pictured above. The caucus focused on a variety of issues related to the threats posed to our waters by oil, mining and gas extraction. Two important topics discussed during the two day caucus were hydraulic fracturing for natural gas and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster. The caucus included panel presentations, question and answer sessions, brainstorming workshops and networking opportunities. Presentations and other materials from the caucus are posted HERE.
Clean Water Act 40th Anniversary Events
Clean Water Network has put together a calendar of Clean Water Act 40th Anniversary events taking place across the country in 2012. You can access the calendar by clicking on the link below. To add an event to the calendar, please send an email with the event details and contact information to: cwnheadquarters@cwn.org. Thanks!
Calendar of Clean Water Act 40th Anniversary Events
Latest Government Report on Oil Spill Disaster Lays Blame Squarely on BP
Yesterday the federal task force investing last year's BP oil spill disaster released yet another report detailing the causes of the worst oil spill in our nation's history. Not surprisingly, the report lays the blame for the oil spill disaster squarely on poor management decisions made by BP.
House of Representatives Clean Water Voting Record - 112th Congress
| Member of Congress | District (Elected) | Key Committee | Pro Clean Water Voting Percentage | |
| Ackerman, Gary (D-NY) | 5th (1983) |
Delaware Representatives Clean Water Voting Record
| MEMBER | H.R. 2354 (E&W APPROPS) | MORAN AMEND. (H.R. 2354) | H.R. 2018 | BLUM.- MARK.- DEFAZIO AMEND. (H.R. 2018) | CONNOLLY AMEND. (H.R. 2018) | H.R. 872 | H.R. 1 MTR RIDER | H.R. 1 CHES. BAY RIDER |
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Wyoming Representatives Clean Water Voting Record
| MEMBER | H.R. 2354 (E&W APPROPS) | MORAN AMEND. (H.R. 2354) | H.R. 2018 | BLUM.-MARK.-DEFAZIO AMEND. (H.R. 2018) | CONNOLLY AMEND. (H.R. 2018) | H.R. 872 | H.R. 1 MTR RIDER | H.R. 1 CHES BAY RIDER |
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West Virginia Representatives Clean Water Voting Record
| MEMBER | H.R. 2354 (E&W APPROPS) | MORAN AMEND. H.R. 2354 | H.R. 2018 | BLUM.- MARK.- DEFAZIO AMEND. (H.R. 2018) | CONNOLLY AMEND. (H.R. 2018) | H.R. 872 | H.R. 1 MTR RIDER | H.R. 1 CHES. BAY RIDER |
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Wisconsin Representatives Clean Water Voting Record
| MEMBER | H.R. 2354 (E&W APPROPS) | MORAN AMEND. (H.R. 2354) | H.R. 2018 | BLUM.- MARK.- DEFAZIO AMEND. (H.R. 2018) | CONNOLLY AMEND. (H.R. 2018) | H.R. 872 | H.R. 1 MTR RIDER | H.R. 1 CHES. BAY RIDER |
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Washington Representatives Clean Water Voting Record
| MEMBER | H.R. 2354 (E&W APPROPS) | MORAN AMEND. H.R 2354 | H.R. 2018 | BLUM.- MARK.- DEFAZIO AMEND. (H.R. 2018) | CONNOLLY AMEND. (H.R. 2018) | H.R. 872 | H.R. 1 MTR RIDER | H.R. 1 CHES. BAY RIDER |
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Vermont Representatives Clean Water Voting Record
| MEMBER | H.R. 2354 (E&W APPROPS) | MORAN AMEND. (H.R. 2354) | H.R. 2018 | BLUM.- MERK.- DEFAZIO AMEND. (H.R. 2018) | CONNOLLY AMEND. (H. R 2018) | H.R. 872 | H.R. 1 MTR RIDER | H.R. 1 CHES. BAY RIDER |
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