Thanks to you, Senator Russell Feingold (D-WI) introduced the Clean Water Restoration Act in the Senate on April 2, 2009.

For three decades, the Clean Water Act protected America's waters from industrial pollution, oil spills, sewage and outright destruction. Recent interpretations of the law have now put protection of drinking water sources for 110 million Americans in jeopardy.

Big polluters will be talking to our Senators, claiming the Clean Water Act should not cover numerous wetlands, streams, rivers and lakes that have been protected under the Clean Water Act. In just one year more than 500 enforcement cases have been dropped by the federal Environmental Protection Agency and Justice Department.

We cannot go back to the days of dirty water. Congress must reverse this damage and pass the Clean Water Restoration Act this year.

We believe in America's ability to innovate and solve big problems. We've proven time and time again we can rise to the occasion and address major environmental challenges without harming the economy. Just think about the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act. Global warming and dirty energy put America's water resources at risk – now is the time to act!

Federal legislation has been introduced in Congress that would ban the toxic chemical BPA from food and beverage containers.

Help ban BPA nationwide

BPA, first developed as a synthetic sex hormone, can be found in re-useable water bottles, the lining of your soup or soda cans, baby bottles, sippy cups, and other polycarbonate plastic products. It has been shown to leach from containers directly into food and beverages, especially when heated. Why is this a problem?

More than 200 studies have found that low dose exposures to BPA are linked to heart disease, breast and testicular cancers, reproductive problems, and other diseases reaching epidemic proportions in the United States. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted research that revealed detectable levels of BPA in the bodies of 93% of Americans.

If you are interested in how we can work together to protect water resources by curbing global warming while transitioning to a clean energy economy, please take action today!

President Obama has proposed $10.5 billion for the federal Environmental Protection Agency, a 34 percent increase over 2009. The proposal provides $3.9 billion for drinking water and sewer funding and $475 million for Great Lakes restoration.

Help beat polluters to the punch! Congress needs to hear from all of us.

Take Action: Urge your Representative and Senators to support the president's 2010 budget proposal for the EPA.

Congress recently passed and the President signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This legislation will provide states with funding that they can use for projects that will protect drinking water sources, promote new energy solutions that address global warming and create hundreds of thousands of jobs.

Did your Senators and Representative vote for this important legislation? Send them a thank you note. If your elected officials voted against progress toward a new energy future express your disappointment and ask them to ensure that we make strong investments in clean energy, water infrastructure and energy efficiency.

On November 4, America sent a message to Washington. It's time for change.

Our country faces unprecedented challenges. In November, unemployment reached 6.4% - the highest level in 14 years. America is still addicted to oil. The global warming crisis goes unabated.

With this election, Americans signaled we are ready to find new, lasting solutions to our energy, economy, and global warming challenges.

Protecting America's waters cannot wait any longer.

As a result of weakened regulations and poor enforcement from the Bush administration, today nearly 60% of our nation's water is unprotected from pollution and damaging development. This includes the drinking water consumed by 110 million Americans, and more than 20 million acres of wetlands that provide habitat for birds and other wildlife.

The Clean Water Restoration Act would protect these waters and wetlands, and reassert the original intent of the Clean Water Act - which is to protect all of America's waters.

The petition will be used to support Clean Water Action's direct efforts to help get this bill passed.

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The science is clear: deep reductions of global warming pollution are needed to avoid severe impacts of global warming including floods, drought, and threats to water resources.

The solution is clear: we can stop global warming and boost our economy by taking bold action now to build a clean, efficient and renewable energy future for our nation

A recently released peer-reviewed study by more than 50 independent scientific experts shows that if global warming goes unchecked, by late this century, summers in places like Massachusetts could resemble sweltering summers today in Georgia.