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Take Action: Tell Congress to Keep the Corps in Check
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: animals, conservation, destruction, ecosystems, endangered, environment, habitat, nature, habitatdestruction, government, protection, politics, pollution, research, science, Sustainabililty, wildlife, trees, water, congress, propaganda, usa, abuse, americ )

JL
- 9 days ago - secure2.convio.net
This week the Senate is debating a bill that would weaken that environmental review process & make it easier for the Corps to do damage to rivers. Senators Tom Udall (NM) and Ben Cardin (MD) are trying to improve the bill. Help make sure they succeed by
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JUST UNVEILED: Be the First to Find Out How Your Members of Congress Measured Up in LCV's 2012 National Environmental Scorecard
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: animals, climate, climate-change, climatechange, CO2emissions, conservation, destruction, ecosystems, endangered, energy, environment, forests, globalwarming, globalwarming, government, green, greenhousegases, habitat, habitatdestruction, healthconditions )

JL
- 90 days ago - scorecard.lcv.org
Find out where your members of Congress stood on the most important environmental votes of the year. Explore LCV's 2012 National Environmental Scorecard on our new website here Take Action popup at site
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Colorado: No More Money to Study Flaming Gorge Pipeline
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: conservation, ecosystems, destruction, environment, GoodNews, habitat, habitatdestruction, pollution, protection, politics, science, wildlife, weather, water, government, ethics, usa )

JL
- 103 days ago - summitcountyvoice.com
Conservation Board ends funding for task force studying proposal to divert water from Wyoming to Front Range
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Tell Governor Christie: Sign the Ban on Fracking Wastewater!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: toxic, waste, water, jersey, dumping, air pollution, Governor Christie, fracking, political power, communities, toxic hazardgovernment, republicans, politics )

Reggie
- 285 days ago - act.credoaction.com
New Jersey is increasingly importing toxic wastewater from fracking -- the dangerous method of gas drilling that poisons water, generates harmful air pollution, and produces millions of gallons of toxic wastewater.
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Tell Our Mayors: Protect Public Water Systems ACTION
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, water, protection, privatization, corporations )

Nancy
- 333 days ago - act.stopcorporateabuse.org
Send a strong message to city leaders: our water is for the public, not for profit!
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Tell President Obama: Don't Let Shell Drill the Arctic! Take Action!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: conservation, destruction, ecosystems, energy, environment, wildlife, water, pollution, politics, protection, oceans, humans, obama )

Robert
- 404 days ago - act.credoaction.com
It's not late for Obama to call off Shell's drill bits. Tell Obama: Stand up to Big Oil and protect the Arctic.
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Support the Safe Chemicals Act of 2011! ACTION
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: chemicals, health, disease, prevention, environment, water, CO2emissions )

Nancy
- 476 days ago - salsa.democracyinaction.org
We have exciting news to share! Congress is poised to take a meaningful step to protect you and your family from toxic chemicals. We need your support to make sure your senators know that fixing the toxic chemicals law is important to American families!
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Tell Congress to Oppose the Dirty Water Bill.
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: congress, environment, activism, action, politics, protection, humans, ecosystems, water, politics, green )

Cal
- 678 days ago - salsa.democracyinaction.org
H.R. 2018 puts polluters before people by removing important safeguards under the Clean Water Act; these are the same safeguards that have protected our streams and rivers for the last 40 years. Tell Your Representative: Oppose the Dirty Water Bill!
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TAKE ACTION NOW - SIGN PETITION: The Navajos Rights to Water on Their Own Land
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Navajos People, government, ethics, civil rights, water, petition, injustice )

Elisa
- 813 days ago - gopetition.com
The Navajos have nearly 10,000 gallons off water on their land but the U.S. cut it off nearly entirely and gave it to Phoenix, whose people use nearly ten times the daily amount a Navajo does.
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Millions in U.S. Drink Dirty Water, Records Show
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: dirty, water, violated, key, provisions, Safe Drinking Water Act, New York Times, chemicals, bacteria, contamination )

Kellie
- 1260 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
More than 20 percent of the nation's water treatment systems have violated key provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act over the last five years, according to a New York Times analysis of federal data.
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The Great Water Heist: VIDEO   video
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Water, Water Rights, freedoms, ethics, politics, news, government, environment, rights, oceans, constitution, ethics, crime, usa, corruption )

Kat
- 1472 days ago - youtube.com
Senate Bill 787 will change federal jurisdiction over "navigable" water, to give the federal government control over all water everwhere, in municiple reservoirs, and on private lands, and in priva...
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Sign Petition, Watch Ashley Judd Video: End Mountaintop Removal
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obama, government, epa, Ashley Judd, Sierra Club, Appalachia, mountains, strip mining, pollution, streams, forests, wildlife, floods, poison, water )

Tom
- 1535 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
A new ruling will permit mining companies to conduct devastating mountaintop removal coal mining operations without acting to minimize stream destruction or conducting adequate environmental reviews. Tell the EPA to end coal mine destruction.
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EarthJustice : Environmental Groups to Challenge Fed's Refusal to Limit Perchlorate in Drinking Water & Sue the EPA
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: water, contamination, perchlorate, highly soluble, toxin, rocket fuel, health, risks, EPA, refusal, federal standard, safety, action, lawsuit, sue, California Senator, Rep, legislation, White House )

LucyKalei
- 1689 days ago - earthjustice.org
Rocket fuel toxin has tainted drinking water in 26 states, pregnant women & newborns at greatest risk. Defense Dep & Pentagon contractors lobbied 6 yrs to avoid fed drinking-water standard for perchlorate. >10 million have rocket fuel in drinking H2O...
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Video : Two California Farm Labor Contractors Shut Down After Death of 17-Year-Old From Heat Stroke
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: California, Fresno, CA, OSHA, farm workers, safely, farm labor, contractors, laws, water, shade, inspectors, heat stroke, emergency, over an hour, get to hospital, investigators, protest, vineyards, West Coast Grape Farming )

LucyKalei
- 1798 days ago - abclocal.go.com
Strangely upbeat video to convince CA is on the case protecting farm workers: see efforts made to inform on ways to keep them safe? UFW site tells different story: Maria's untimely & avoidable death. Why did CA wait for another death to apply the law?
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