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Keep perchlorate out of our drinking water
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Nobody wants rocket fuel in their drinking water. However, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had decided not to regulate perchlorate - an ingredient in rocket fuel. Clean Water Action members can help turn this decision around.On October 10, the EPA announced its preliminary decision not to regulate perchlorate in drinking water. EPA has requested comments from the public before making a final decision. We need to pressure the Administration and the EPA to reverse this finding and regulate perchlorate in drinking water.
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2008 Endorsed Winning Candidates
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U.S. Congress and State Offices
Clean Water Action endorsed 155 candidates for federal and state offices in 2008, with 80 percent of them winning their elections. Below are the winning candidates plus a few still too close to call as of November 6.
East Coast States Lead The Way On Global Warming
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For too long, American power plants have been freely polluting our atmosphere with climate-changing carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution. This is about to change. The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a coalition of 10 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states who are working together to put a price on pollution.
Rocket Fuel & Drinking Water Shouldn't Mix
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Likely EPA Decision Puts Millions Of Americans At Risk
The Bush administration's apparent decision to allow perchlorate—the main ingredient in rocket fuel—go unregulated in drinking water leaves millions of Americans at risk.
The Washington Post, reporting on September 22, quoted EPA documents that said the agency's "preliminary regulatory determination" -- which was extensively edited by White House officials -- marks the final step in a six-year-old battle between career EPA scientists who advocate regulating the chemical and White House and Pentagon officials who oppose it. The document estimates that up to 16.6 million Americans are exposed to perchlorate at a level many scientists consider unsafe; independent researchers, using federal and state data, put the number at 20 million to 40 million."The Bush administration should not let this decision go forward," Paul Schwartz, Clean Water Action National Policy Coordinator. "This is a shocking concession to industry pressure that puts millions of pregnant women, children and others at risk."
Fighting Drugs In Drinking Water
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Clean Water Action Calls on Congress to Fight Drugs in Drinking Water
The United States has some of the best drinking water in the world. So you might think that we know what effect trace amounts of pharmaceuticals have on humans and wildlife once they end up in our water, but we don't.
Defend The Clean Water Act
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New Leaders in U.S. Congress Embrace Protecting All Of America's Waters
Clean Water Action applauds the introduction of the Clean Water Restoration Act, H.R. 2421 (pdf), in the U.S. House on May 22, 2007 and S. 1870 (pdf) in the Senate on July 25, 2007. The House bill has 158 original co-sponsors and for the first time since the bills was first introduced 4 years ago, hearings and movement of the bill are likely. This law would push back against polluters' attempts to weaken protection for our nation's lakes, rivers and streams.
Knock on Some Doors!
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Water shouldn't be a partisan issue. Democrats, Republicans, Independents, Libertarians and Greens -- we all need access to clean, safe, abundant water. More than that too: We are water. Our bodies are nearly 75% water. Without it, we simply wouldn't be here. Political affiliations wouldn't matter, because there wouldn't be an election. There wouldn't be voters to register or politicians to campaign. There simply wouldn't be any life, any where, on Earth.So when I say water shouldn't be a partisan issue, I really mean it. We can debate foreign relations, economic policy and social programs, but hopefully we all can agree that water is too precious to risk.
If only that were the case.
