U.S. Congress and State Offices

Clean Water Action endorsed 155 candidates for federal and state offices in 2008, with 80 percent of them winning their elections. Below are the winning candidates plus a few still too close to call as of November 6.

In this issue:

• Maryland: Donna Edwards Victory Brings Another Environmental Champion to Congress
• Virginia: Polluters Foiled In Attempt To Eliminate Citizen Boards
• District of Columbia: Independent Testing for Lead in D.C. Tapwater
• Delaware: Discharge Permit for Indian River Power Plant

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Clean Water Action has endorsed Gerry Connolly (VA, CD 11) and Frank Kratovil (MD, CD 1) for Congress.

In this issue:

• Clean Water Action Endorses Barack Obama For President
• Virginia: Gerry Connolly for Congress
• Maryland
  • Frank Kratovil For Congress
  • Incinerator Campaign
• Delaware: Obama Choice of Biden Puts Delaware on the Road to the White House
• District of Columbia: Potential Votes Loom on Stormwater and Lead Legislation

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In this issue:

• A Flawed Energy Bill Passes
• Virginia: Protect Citizen Review
• Maryland: Annapolis Session Kicks Off
  • Chesapeake Bay 2010 Trust Fund
  • Global Warming Solutions Act
  • Put the Brakes On The Inter-County Connector
• Delaware: Another Recycling Battle In Dover
• District of Columbia: Phosphate Ban Proposed In The District of Columbia

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Clean Water Action has endorsed a candidate in both the Presidential race and in Congressional races around the country.  
Update (November 7, 2008: Find out which of our endorsed candidates on the state and federal levels won their elections.)

Uranium mining was banned in Virginia in the early 1980s. Now, industry interests in Virginia seek to lift the 25-year ban and begin uranium explorations in the southern county of Pittsylvania. Legislation that many believe would lead to the lifting of the moratorium was introduced during the 2008 General Assembly Session. The bill passed in the State Senate, but was defeated by the House Rules Committee. Revised legislation is expected to be presented to the General Assembly in January 2009.

Virginia’s Citizen Environmental Boards successfully fought off an attempt by legislative allies of developers and other polluter interests to disband the citizen-staffed boards during the 2008 General Assembly Session in Richmond. Legislative attempts to pass bills that would have eliminated the citizen boards were defeated through the combined efforts of environmental groups, elected officials and concerned citizens. Revised legislation was passed that strengthens the Citizen Environmental Boards, preserving their permitting authority and oversight.