Nobody wants rocket fuel in their drinking water. However, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had decided not to regulate perchlorate - an ingredient in rocket fuel. Clean Water Action members can help turn this decision around.

On October 10, the EPA announced its preliminary decision not to regulate perchlorate in drinking water. EPA has requested comments from the public before making a final decision. We need to pressure the Administration and the EPA to reverse this finding and regulate perchlorate in drinking water.

Helping homes and businesses become more energy efficient is the most effective way to reduce energy costs. The CT Department of Public Utility Control can save consumers an estimated $1 billion over the next ten years by approving an increase in funding for the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund programs recommended in the "demand focus scenario" in our state's new energy plan. Not only will this save consumers money but it is a key strategy to reduce ozone smog pollution and global warming pollution.

On September 3rd, 2008, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the addition of the BoRit Asbestos Site, located by the Wissahickon Creek at the intersection of Whitpain Township, Upper Dublin Township and Ambler Borough, to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL).

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Did you know that there are approximately 80,000 chemicals in commercial use but that for most of them, we have done little or no testing for their potential health or environmental impacts? As a result our household cleaners, garden chemicals and pesticides, personal care products, computers, clothes, food, and even our beds may contain chemicals about which we have little safety information.

While not all chemicals are harmful and many provide important benefits, there is growing evidence linking chemical exposures over time to health impacts such as cancer, reproductive harm, neurological disorders, and respiratory disease.

Please take action to support HB 4569 to protect children and the Great Lakes from lindane, a pesticide that is banned for use in 53 countries and is no longer used in the U.S. on pets, in agriculture, or in the military.

Currently, lindane can be applied directly to children's heads or bodies in Michigan to treat head lice or scabies. HB 4569 would allow use of lindane only in a doctor's office under a doctor's direct supervision. HB 4569 passed the House by a more than 2 to 1 margin (72-35) with bi-partisan support and is currently awaiting action in the Senate Health Policy Committee, chaired by Senator Tom George.

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PBDEs - flame retardants that are rapidly accumulating in our bodies and the Great Lakes - are toxic to animals and may threaten our own health. HB 4465 would phase-out deca-BDE, the only remaining commercial polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) not yet banned in Michigan, in certain products for which effective, safer, affordable alternatives are already in use.

To protect Michigan's children, our firefighters, and the Great Lakes, Michigan needs to pass HB 4465 immediately. Please e-mail your representative today!

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The science is clear: we need to quickly reduce the pollution that leads to global warming in order to avoid severe impacts.

The future is clear: we can stop global warming by making a clean, efficient and renewable energy future for our nation.

A recently released study by the Union of Concerned Scientists and more than 50 independent scientific experts shows that if global warming goes unchecked by late this century, summers in large parts of Connecticut could resemble sweltering summers today in Georgia.

Without strong action on global warming Connecticut could face the following:

Over 200 diseases and disabilities are now linked to toxins in our everyday environments. Toxic chemicals and heavy metals are widely used in manufacturing and threaten health and child development. Many types of cancer, as well as learning disabilities, asthma, infertility, Parkinson's Disease, brain damage and birth defects are now linked to the toxic substances found in our daily environments.

Safer alternatives exist for many chemicals of concern, and others can be developed with the right resources. The European Union has banned approximately 1,400 of the most toxic chemicals, and Connecticut companies will need to transition to safer alternatives to stay viable in the global market.

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