Grassroots Task Force
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.
National Ocean Policy Draft
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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.
EPA's Discharge Monitoring Reporting
Letter to President Obama urging the Administration to finalize guidance and rulemaking
A letter signed by a number of CWN member groups addressed to President Obama can be found through a link on this page. The letter urges the Administration to finalize the important Waters of the US guidance and rulemaking efforts.
New WHO'S WHO OF CLEAN WATER
Help us update the WHO'S WHO OF CLEAN WATER, CWN's comprehensive Directory. Check out our work in progress 2012 directory through the link on this page. We will also be including key federal agency contacts and other critical contact information in what will be the must have guide to the clean water world. The Who's Who, the equivalent to the Yellow Pages for the Clean Water community, will feature a wider range of organizations including state groups and trade associations in this directory.
CWN 2011 Dirty Water Voting Chart
The link below is to CWN's chart for US House of Representatives clean/dirty water votes this past year. If a member voted 50% or higher in support of clean water, they received a blue water drop. If they registered 49% or lower then a brown water droplet is in their column. If you click on the droplet you will get all of the details on their votes and those of their House colleagues categorized by state. We will continue to update this chart.
This summer, the Clean Water Network sent a letter to the U.S. Senate, urging all Senators to vote no on H.R. 2018, the Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act and to oppose all other dirty water bills and riders that come before the Senate floor for action.
President Obama Signs Federal Omnibus Package. Most Dirty Water Riders are OUT!
Congress passes federal omnibus and President Obama signs the funding package on December 23rd. The Good News: Thanks to your hard work, most of the dirty water riders did not make the cut! The Bad News: A few unfortunately did! Update on final federal budget package follows. Our thanks to Josh Saks from National Wildlife Federatiion and Martha Noble from National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition for contributing updates for this report. In early 2012 we will make sure to send out a detailed final report so stay tuned.
Anti-Environmental Riders - 2012 FY Appropriations Bills
List of Bad environmental riders being tracked on Capitol Hill.
Logging Pollution Rider Fact Sheets -- FY 2012 Appropriations Bills
Fact Sheets provided by the Washington Forest Law Center attached.
Message to the U.S. Senate: Don't Give the Gift of Dirty Water for the Holidays!
National Community Sign On Letter Opposing Barrasso-Heller Dirty Water Rider
Thanks to everyone who has signed on. We will be collecting signatures until the bill comes up for a vote. You can still sign on by sending an email to CWNheadquarters@cwn.org with your name, title, organization and state.
Thanks again.
Happy Birthday, Clean Water Act!
Clean Water Act, 39 Years Young!
Help celebrate 39 years of the CWA and ensure at least 39 more by becoming part of the Clean Water Network's Power of Water Campaign!
Thirty-nine years ago, the Clean Water Act, one of the nation's landmark environmental statutes, was enacted into law. Before the Clean Water Act many rivers, lakes and streams were treated like open sewers. States and cities were forced in the race to the bottom and famously some rivers even caught on fire. Today, due to the passage of the Clean Water Act much has improved and many of our water bodies are less polluted. We are indebted to the visionaries responsible for crafting this pillar of environmental legislation.
Happy Birthday, Clean Water Act!
Clean Water Act, 39 Years Young! Help celebrate 39 years of the CWA and ensure at least 39 more by becoming part of the Clean Water Network's Power of Water Campaign!
Thirty-nine years ago, the Clean Water Act, one of the nation's landmark environmental statutes, was enacted into law. Before the Clean Water Act many rivers, lakes and streams were treated like open sewers. States and cities were forced in the race to the bottom and famously some rivers even caught on fire. Today, due to the passage of the Clean Water Act much has improved and many of our water bodies are less polluted. We are indebted to the visionaries responsible for crafting this pillar of environmental legislation.
CWN Summary of US House Votes on Dirty Water Bills & Riders 2011
National Organizations Sign on Letter Opposing Interior Appropriations Bill
Letter accessible on page.
Great Lakes News Washington Update-July 28
Update provided by Chad Lord from NPCA & Healing Our Waters
1-LaTourette Amendment adds $50 million to GLRI
2-Clark tries to fund Asian carp defense
3-Countdown to Debtageddon continues
1-LaTourette Amendment adds $50 million to GLRI
Clay City Council Passes Resolution opposing Dirty Water Bill HR 2018
The Clay City Council (Clay, Alabama) unaminously supported a resolution to oppose Dirty Water Bill HR 2018. The City Council signed onto CWN's community letter as well. Links to the newspaper article reporting this can be found below.
2011 U.S House of Representatives Contact Information & Vote Chart on Dirty Water Legislation
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U.S. House Rep Name |
State & District | Party |
Room & Phone# |
Committees | Dirty H2O Votes | Dirty Water Rating |
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Dirty Water Bills Will Take Us Back to Pre-Clean Water Act Days
There is an assault taking place on Capitol Hill and across the states to weaken laws that keep our drinking water and waterways clean. It is important that decision makers know that supporting anti-environmental legislation will turn back the clock to times of dirtier rivers, lakes, streams and coastal areas. Read an opinion piece Natalie Roy penned regarding onerous legislation that is being debated on Capitol Hill.