Clean Water Action CT works to empower people to take action to protect America's waters, build healthy communities, and to make democracy work for all of us.
Clean Water CT, Hartford
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STATEWIDE BAN? After years of failed attempts, Connecticut is one step closer to a statewide ban on plastic straws and polystyrene food containers.
connecticut.news12.com/state…
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Today is the day the wealthiest Americans hit the payroll tax cap and stop paying into Social Security. As Republicans plan to cut, privatize, and even end #SocialSecurity, let’s sunset the cap, not benefits. #ScrapTheCap
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We can build & rebuild systems that embrace plastic-free principles: refill, regenerate, repair, share, reuse, and refuse single-use plastic. What else should be added to the list? 💥 Comment below. 🌎 🍃 #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic
📸 via @Greenpeace
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Advanced or Chemical Recycling/pyrolysis/gasification is so dangerous -- we don't even have rules in place to measure the toxics released. Read this banger by the amazing @fastlerner: bit.ly/3YZwEUW @GAIAnoburn @soopajane @NRDC @JustZeroOrg @PlasticsBeyond
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A slew of state proposals shows the threat of #PFAS #foreverchemicals detroitnews.com/story/news/n… via @detroitnews
@Taftlaw @DarkWatersMovie #ExposureBook @rightlivelihood @Lesscancer @YaleSPH @GreenUmbrella @Participant @MarkRuffalo @ewg
Clean Water Action retweeted
Another easy appliance to electrify is your stove! 🍳
Wondering what type of stove to buy?
With an efficiency level three times that of gas stoves, induction stovetops are the most environmentally friendly and health-protective stove type on the market. (1/3)
Clean Water Action retweeted
Yeah so this is terrifying, I get why the ski resorts in New England overwhelmingly decided to shut down today
INSANE conditions on Mt Washington, NH. 120mph+ winds and -95°F wind chill. It is above the tropopause, meaning that these are stratospheric winds.
Footage from the summit live stream 2:30-2:40pm. #nhwx
Clean Water Action retweeted
Dangerous cold weather is moving across New York and New England this week, with wind chills dropping to 50 degrees below zero.
Officials warn the frigid temperatures can cause frostbite in as little as five or 10 minutes. bit.ly/3Rz77ih
Clean Water Action retweeted
As subzero temperatures approached, the Rea family turned on their new heat pump. Outside, it was -18 F. But inside, “You wouldn't have noticed anything if you stayed in the house.”
Heat pumps work, friends. From @ByMarkJaffe for @ColoradoSun: coloradosun.com/2023/01/26/h…
Clean Water Action retweeted
Lots of exciting enviro funding in @GovKathyHochul NYS budget. $400 M EPF, $500 M Clean Water Infrastructure funding, $60 M to clean up toxic PFAS, and commitment to reduce waste in the Waste Reduction & Recycling Act. Pushing to ensure they make the final budget.
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Clean energy garnered a record $1.1 trillion in investment last year, matching investment in fossil fuels for the first time ever.
Read more @YaleE360: bit.ly/3JnUq7V
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Plastic ♻️ operations have terrible health impacts on workers & communities. PFAS & microplastics are discharged in wastewater which becomes someone else’s drinking water
No one will run PET thermoform ♻️ in US because our env & safety laws are too strong
hrw.org/report/2022/09/21/it…
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BREAKING NEWS: News coalition of 100+ organizations launches to protect 30% of all US lands and waters by 2030. Read @SierraClub's statement here: sierraclub.org/press-release…
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If bees are in trouble, we are all in trouble.
Stop the government giving the green light to bee-killing pesticides: act.gp/3iOlvXc
ALT If we die, we're taking you with us.
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Lying about your entire life to gain election to office for 700,000 people is desperate, sick, and worthy of an immediate resignation. There is absolutely no excuse, and there is no comparison to anyone in modern history.
@Santos4Congress don’t just “RESIGN-ISH”, RESIGN NOW.
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No matter how big or small, what we do for the environment can help. It can be as simple as using more reusables, taking more walks, spreading awareness about the climate crisis, or signing petitions to urge governments and corporations to do their part!
#HopeInAction
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"The nightmare hasn't really stopped." Not even close. #PFAS
phys.org/news/2022-12-3m-pha…
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Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, folks who purchase electric vehicles can receive a tax credit of up to $7,500 per vehicle, allowing millions of consumers to ditch the pump and easily switch to an EV.
Take a look: irs.gov/credits-deductions/m…
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The $7,500 tax credit existed prior to the IRA.
The IRA made several changes to the credit that will, for the most part, begin taking effect in 2023 and last until 2032.
Among them are new manufacturing requirements, income thresholds and expanded car type eligibility.
nerdwallet.com/article/taxes/…
Clean Water Action retweeted
Clean water news: @POTUS and @EPA’s decision finally eliminates former President Donald Trump’s rollbacks and restore longstanding clean water protections – A needed step toward reinstating standards necessary to achieving the goal of the #CleanWaterAct to #ProtectOurWaters!
ALT https://cleanwater.org/releases/clean-water-actions-statement-revised-definition-waters-united-states