April 29, 2021
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) secured West Virginia priorities in the
Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021. The Senate passed the legislation 89-2.
“I always say that every West Virginian and American deserve clean water to drink and fresh air to breathe. Today, I voted for the
Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, which includes major priorities for West Virginia,”
said Senator Manchin. “This bipartisan legislation will upgrade and replace water infrastructure throughout West Virginia, as well as improve access to safe drinking water by allocating funds for rural and disadvantaged communities. I am pleased that this legislation includes funding to support our priorities in the state, and I’ll continue fighting to ensure all West Virginians have access to clean drinking water.”
Investigation Finds Toxic Chemicals in Water Across the US
Persistent chemicals have entered our water supplies and current regulations and water systems are inadequate to remove them April 29, 2021 Updated: April 29, 2021
Some chemical pollutants endure long after they have passed through our
water treatment systems and made their way back into the environment.(Aditya Chinchure/Unsplash)
Drinking water safety isn’t often top of mind unless it has made the news, such as the lead crisis in Flint, Michigan. However, the level of contamination in U.S. tap water is very concerning, whether your water supply is from the municipal water system or a well. Just because it looks clear and seems to taste normal doesn’t mean it’s safe or pure.
California Elected Officials, Civic Leaders React to George Floyd Verdict
“The hard truth,” Gov. Newsom said in an April 20 statement, “is that if George Floyd looked like me, he’d still be alive today.” Newsom made the remark after a Hennepin County jury found Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, 45, guilty in the murder of George Floyd.
Published 4 days ago
ByBy Antonio Ray Harvey, Bo Tefu and Tanu Henry, California Black Media Photo by: Antonio Ray Harvey. Assemblymember Mike Gipson (D-LA), Tecoy Porter, President of National Action Network Sacramento, Western Region, Sydney Kamlager (D-Los Angeles), vice-chair of the CLBC, Senator Steven Bradford (D-LA ), chair CLBC, Assemblymember Chris Holden ( D-Pasadena) Assemblymember Kevin McCarty ( D-Sacramento) and Secretary of State Shirley Weber. Photo by Antonio Ray Harvey.
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We close out the Corporate Environmental Lawyer Blog s
weeklong celebration of Earth Day with the two federal programs
aimed at cleaning up existing toxic waste sites and preventing the
creation of new ones: the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( CERCLA ) and
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ( RCRA ). The
Trump Administration considered the remedial and regulatory roles
of the CERCLA and RCRA programs as core EPA functions, so it did
not target them for regulatory rollbacks like it did for many