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CWN SPECIAL RIVER RALLY SESSION HUGE SUCCESS
Special Friday Afternoon Pre-River Rally Meet and Greet in Charleston, South Carolina with Clean Water Network & key partner Water Protection Network: MAJOR SUCCESS
ANNOUNCING A CWN SPECIAL RIVER RALLY EVENT
NEWS FLASH: For all CWN members attending River Network's River Rally in beautiful South Carolina: There will be a special Friday Afternoon Pre-River Rally Meet and Greet with Jennifer Peters from the Clean Water Network and with staff from the Water Protection Network & the National Wildlife Federation.
Clean Water Breakthrough
The Clean Water Network issued a Press Release this afternoon, regarding the Waters of the U.S. Guidance document that EPA Administrator Jackson, DOI Secretary Salazar & other Senior Administration Officials released in Wisconsin and Washington State today. Congratulations to everyone, particularly Clean Water Network members all across the country, who have worked tirelessly for years on the national, state and local levels to make this day possible. While there is still much more to do on this front, today is a great victory for clean water activists everywhere! Click the following link for more resources including a link to the draft guidance.
CWN Executive Director Natalie Roy Named to Water Hero List
On a national website, www.environment.change.org, Clean Water Network's Executive Director Natalie Roy was added to a list of "Five Women Water Heroes Worth Watching." Others on the list included Alexandra Cousteau of Blue Legacy International, Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter, Environmental Working Group Director of the California office Renee Sharp and Miriam Torres from the Environmental Justice Coalition for Water. Click on the following link to read about Natalie and the other women named to this list of Clean Water Heroes. Congratulations to Natalie on this well deserved honor.
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.
CWN Holds Successful Capitol Hill Briefing on March 15th --The Mississippi River: The River Left Behind
The Clean Water Network's Capitol Hill briefing explored pollution problems and solutions in the Mississippi River Basin. The March 15 briefing took place in Room 122 of the Cannon House Office Building. The briefing focused on why the Mississippi River Basin lags behind in funding and resources compared to other Great Waters in the United States (Chesapeake Bay, Great Lakes, Everglades, etc.). One purpose of the briefing was to identify lessons learned from other regions and spotlight what is happening on the ground in the region.
Green Reserve Funding Continues in 2010
February 17th marked the one–year anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), commonly known as the economic stimulus. Included in the economic stimulus package was $6 billion for the clean water and drinking water state revolving funds. 1.2 billion (20% percent) of this water infrastructure money was set aside for projects that incorporated green infrastructure and water and energy efficiency.
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EPA publicly released a National Ocean Policy Draft Implementation
Plan. Available through links on this page is both the formal announcement by the National Oceans Council, which includes information on how to submit comments, and the Draft Implementation Plan itself.