John Rumpler

John Rumpler, Senior Attorney @EnvAm works to #protectcleanwater #GettheLeadOut; plays #tennis and #chess, practices #TikkunOlam, and studies #history.

[John Rumpler @JohnRumpler]

Today, a Congressional committee is holding a hearing on the Potomac River sewage spill. Tomorrow, a different committee is voting on a bill that would cut the main funding program for dealing with sewage pollution by 27%. This makes no sense. #Safe4Swimming @PotomacRiver

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With #MemorialDay weekend approaching, millions of Americans are looking forward to a day at the beach. Let's make our #beaches safe for swimming!

[Environment America @EnvAm]

57 million illnesses a year are linked to swimming in polluted water in the US--with one factor being sewage and stormwater runoff due to failing infrastructure. Our Safe for Swimming? report shows that the problem is widespread. See the report here: https://t.co/43la78jgSY

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Looks like #elviscostello had it just right in “Goon Squad.” https://t.co/UIhzw4dWp9 via @NYTimes

[Environment America @EnvAm]

Trillions of plastic pellets are spilled or dumped into our environment every year. Volunteers like these couldn't possibly clean up every single one. That's why we need to hold polluters accountable -- and most importantly, stop producing so much plastic in the first place.

[Environmental Action @EnviroAction]

A new investigation found that massive amounts of Roundup are being used in our forests:
https://t.co/8mmGTCE0w5

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We’ve Missed the Point on GLP-1s for Children https://t.co/3aV0xDyywe via @NYTOpinion

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Communities need resources to help clean up the #PFAS mess caused by chemical companies. Kudos to my own @RepAuchincloss for making this point clear in a hearing with @epaleezeldin today in Congress.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

AUCHINCLOSS: How do we get rid of PFAS in municipal water supplies with 90% fewer dollars?

ZELDIN: Earmarks are a decision for you to make

AUCHINCLOSS: So wait. Your EPA plan for clean water is to hope that members of Congress do it? Hope is not a strategy

[John Rumpler @JohnRumpler]

Great news on #EarthDay from #Alaska. https://t.co/RSqbZ9WjWD

[John Rumpler @JohnRumpler]

Great news from #Colorado - a new law bars companies from dumping plastic pellets in our #rivers. @copirg @EnvironmentCO https://t.co/Ejni7jnuvq

[POLITICO @politico]

Wisconsin city passes nation’s first anti-data center referendum https://t.co/D2ImrIHZzT

[Arizona PIRG @ArizonaPIRG]

Big TY @azcentral for publishing op-ed by @ArizonaPIRG Education Fund's executive director. "If you are a consumer who has an electric, gas and water utility regulated by the commission, this means you could be faced with a triple blow to your budget annually for five years...".

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@RetrAshado @mbolotnikova Someone better talk to the branch manager.

[Circle of Blue @circleofblue]

The EPA just exempted all 199 U.S. coal plants from mercury emission limits.
Stated goal: save coal from cheaper energy sources. Actual result per EPA's own data: 0% change in electricity prices.
What will change: mercury in Great Lakes fish. Full report: https://t.co/XI4G8g9LG4

[The New Lede @thenewledenews]

“This is impacting every corner of the state. There’s no bounds … Democrat, Republican, urban and rural,” said Sarah Green of @Iowa_Env.

A new report ties rising nitrate levels and other farm pollutants to a surge in cancer cases in Iowa.

@HarkinAtDrake
https://t.co/7WGVQujPo2

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@MikeGrunwald Also, it seems to me that there are profound collective action and free rider problems with individual choices about fossil fuel or beef consumption.

[John Rumpler @JohnRumpler]

@MikeGrunwald That’s not quite the case when individuals make choices about energy or food.

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Total [disaster]. https://t.co/WzTXdz1CLt via @NYTimes

[Michael Phillis @mjphillis]

After years of debate, Wisconsin Senate passes $133 million effort to fight PFAS