In Massachusetts, we are working to reduce the Commonwealth's emissions by placing a mandatory cap on greenhouse gases with supplementary energy policies that address the electric, transportation, and building sectors. Clean Water Action is collaborating with a coalition of diverse stakeholders, such as the Massachusetts Climate Coalition and the Massachusetts Interfaith Climate Action Network, to pass a variety of bills that will reduce greenhouse gas pollution, 80% below 1990 levels by 2050, and stave off the worst effects of global warming.

Clean Water Action works with residents, businesses, and municipalities to support renewable energy and to capture energy efficiency savings. We are committed to cleaning up our air and promoting economic stability by developing clean energy solutions that benefit both people and our environment.

Electricity sold to Massachusetts customers has, for years, been overly dependent upon old dirty fuels such as coal and oil, and the nuclear reactors that threaten our health and safety. In an effort to balance the playing field of the energy marketplace, several groups are now offering green energy options to consumers that come from clean and renewable sources such as wind, solar, hydroelectric and biomass.

In Massachusetts, Clean Water Action is a founding member of the Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow (AHT), a coalition of citizens, scientists, health professionals, workers, and educators seeking preventive action on toxic hazards. Our goal is to correct fundamental flaws in government policies that allow harm to our health and environment.

Clean Water Action has brought together a statewide alliance of environmental, consumer and public health groups. The focus of the Campaign is to provide safe and affordable drinking water to residents of Massachusetts by advancing policies and practices that protect ecologically important habitat and watershed resources and prevent contamination of drinking water from watershed to water tap.

Clean Water Action was one of the founding members of the national Electronics Take Back Campaign, which has been successful in persuading the major computer manufacturers – Dell, HP, and Apple – to support mandatory extended producer responsibility (EPR) and to pay for their discarded products (discarded computers, laptops, TVs, etc.). Electronics EPR legislation has been adopted in 10 states and New York City so far, but still needs to be adopted in Massachusetts.

Clean Water Action endorses candidates for office who we believe will be champions for the environment based on candidate's record and endorsement questionnaires.