A dangerous bill in Congress could gut Clean Water Act protections, giving polluters a free pass & jeopardizing our water, health, & environment. Tell your Reps to vote NO on this attack on our future. #CleanWater#ProtectOurWater https://t.co/ELwg8s7pfZ
🚰 Hawaiʻi Needs an EPA-Certified Water Testing Lab! 🚰
The urgent need for a water testing lab in Hawaiʻi is clear. Delays in testing due to shipping samples to the continent are putting their communities at risk.
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“I really hope that this pushes MidAmerican to make the right decision to retire their coal plants and invest in a just transition because renewable energy is the future.” #CleanUpMidAm https://t.co/Hx81VTO3YV
🎉 Congress just passed the bipartisan 🤝 outdoor recreation package EXPLORE Act, paving the way for increased access, accessibility and affordability in the outdoors!
We at Sierra Club, alongside other orgs, have been advocating for an inclusive and expansive outdoor recreation package, and Congress has made great strides toward that by passing the EXPLORE Act yesterday.
Thank you @RepWesterman and @RepRaulGrijalva who co-sponsored the bipartisan outdoor rec package EXPLORE Act that passed in Congress today 🙌 This move will help us get more kids, families and communities outdoors!
In a victory for all of us, Congress passed the bipartisan outdoor recreation package EXPLORE Act. Thanks to your advocacy, more kids, families and communities will be able to safely and accessibly enjoy the outdoors. 🥳🥳🥳 https://t.co/pLwtx1POS9
“No matter how the dust settles, pollution from cropland flowing into Iowa’s waterways will continue unabated. We have two water quality dead zones, one in the Gulf of Mexico and one at the Statehouse.” https://t.co/gGZRkREZIx
While most of the Iowa Legislature diddles with nonsense bills, real issues like our state’s water resources go un-addressed. Look for a bill next week that pauses water permits for carbon capture facilities until we prove we won’t damage drinking water supplies.
A few things we could do today to start better understanding the role the environment might play in Iowa's cancer problem and better protect Iowan's from exposures to known/possible environmental carcinogens: