Six ways Congress should protect the environment in 2023
Environment America welcomed new members of Congress to D.C. on January 3 and asked them to save the bees, advance clean energy and more.
Clean water
If we want a greener, healthier world we need to protect our rivers, lakes and streams.
Clean water is vital to ecosystems, to our health, and our quality of life. But too many of our rivers, lakes and streams are vulnerable to pollution. This pollution, along with outdated infrastructure – like lead pipes in our schools – puts our health at risk. We need to work together to protect our waters.
The Latest on Clean water
Statement: Senate rejects amendment that would speed approval of polluting projects
Protect the Boundary Waters in northeastern Minnesota
Updates
Groups challenge EPA’s failure to curb water pollution from plastic plants, oil refineries and other industries
Protect funding for farm conservation programs
Chemical train derailment highlights need for stronger safety rules to protect the environment
Featured Resources
Who are the top toxic water polluters in your state?
Get the Lead Out
Environment California’s 2023 Program Priorities
Get the Lead Out Toolkit
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2023 Hurricane Season resource guide: data, resources & interview opportunities
The Atlantic hurricane season lasts from June 1 through November 30. This resource guide can help members of the media cover it more thoroughly and accurately.
New map shows top 10 toxic water polluters in California
LOS ANGELES --Just 10 facilities are responsible for nearly all of the reports of toxic substances dumped into California waterways in 2020. These serial polluters are spotlighted in a new interactive map released Tuesday by CALPIRG Education Fund and Environment California Research and Policy Center. Derived from the groups’ 2022 Wasting Our Waterways report, the new map shows the oil refineries and other facilities that told the EPA they collectively spewed more than 2.3 million pounds of toxic industrial water pollution in 2020. The waterways bearing the brunt of this pollution include parts of the San Francisco Bay Area.
How can we deal with California’s heavy rains and dangerous flooding?
Investing in green infrastructure can help build resilience to heavy rains and dangerous flooding in the future.
Update: Environmental law under threat
This amendment would speed up polluting projects
Report: Polluters dumped ~200 million lbs. of toxics into waterways
Call to cut down water pollution as Supreme Court case, 50th anniversary of Clean Water Act, near