All news media inquiries can be directed to:

Miranda Wilson, National Communications Coordinator
202-895-0420 ext. 181
612-627-1521

Clean Water Action has expertise across a range of environmental topics, with specialized knowledge on water-related issues, programs and policies.

Our expert staffers include:

Lynn Thorp, Clean Water Action National Campaigns Coordinator and senior policy specialist
Ms. Thorp serves on the federal Environmental Protection Agency's National Drinking Water Advisory Council and rulemaking advisory groups involved with drinking water standards. She is also the Policy Work Group Leader for the Coming Clean Collaborative, which represents individuals and groups working on chemical policy reforms.
She can be reached at 202-895-0420 ext. 109

Her specific areas of expertise include:

• Water
  Drinking water: Safe Drinking Water Act, source water protection, contaminant standards, treatment and distribution systems, total coliform rule, contaminant candidate list, proposed rule for permitting carbon sequestration facilities through underground injection program.
• Global Warming and Energy
  Nuclear energy, federal global warming policy, global warming impacts, renewable energy, energy efficiency, coal to liquids, carbon sequestration, international environmental policy.
• Chemical Policy
  Precautionary principle theory, shifting paradigm in chemical policy and environmental health protection, Toxic Substances Control Act, United State chemical policy, international chemical policy treaties, polyvinyl chloride plastics, chlorine chemistry, state chemical policy reform efforts (SAFER and others), history of grassroots toxics movement, environmental justice history/theory/practice.

Paul Schwartz, Clean Water Action National Policy Coordinator
Mr. Schwartz has broad knowledge of key environmental community campaigns gained from decades of experience in the federal policy arena.
He can be reached at 202-895-0420 ext. 105

His specific areas of expertise include:

• Clean Water Act
  All programs including National Pollution Discharge Elimination Program (NPDES), anti-degradation, water quality standards, concentrated animal feeding operations, wetlands, enforcement, history of the Act and its passage, reauthorizations, major legislative efforts.
• Safe Drinking Water Act
  Source water protection, lead in water, funding water infrastructure - specifically Clean Water and Drinking Water state revolving funds and other programs.
• Green Infrastructure
  Expertise in new, greener decentralized approaches to transporting stormwater and sewage.

Roger Smith, Clean Water Action National Energy & Climate Program specialist
Working out of Connecticut, Mr. Smith's extensive policy expertise is grounded in state-based energy solutions and policies. He coordinates the Connecticut Climate Coalition of 90 groups who represent 500,000 state residents. Since 2005 he has worked in communities and at the state capitol to meet Connecticut's global warming commitment through expanded efficiency programs for electricity and home heating, increased investments in clean energy, reductions in diesel soot, cuts in power plant CO2 emissions as well as comprehensive state energy planning.
He can be reached at 860-232-6232