Civic Engagement and Elections

Clean Water Action harnesses grassroots power by engaging and mobilizing our members and endorsing clean water leaders in elections from the local to national level.

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New Jersey

Help build a bridge from Ward 7 to the National Arboretum

Tell the DDOT to build a bridge from Ward 7 to the National Arboretum.

Take Action! Tell the DDOT to build a bridge from Ward 7 to the National Arboretum

Recent Actions

National

Help take our democracy back! Support H.R. 1

Our democracy has been under assault for years by powerful special interests who want to buy their way into our government.

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Michigan

Thank Governor Whitmer for standing up for our water!

Join us in thanking Governor Whitmer for taking strong and immediate steps to protect our Great Lakes and address climate change by re-organizing the Department of Environmental Quality into the Department of Environment,

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District of Columbia

Support the DC Fair Elections Bill!

Please tell your councilmember you support the DC Fair Elections bill because you believe everyone’s voice counts, not just those of big donors.

Support the DC Fair Elections Bill!
Minnesota

Protect the Upper Harbor Termnal Site

We live here because of water – the rivers and lakes draw us and add to our quality of life.  Minneapolis is recognized internationally for our parks and access to our lakes and rivers.  We now have the opportunity to add

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Environmental Champion Reception Honorees
Celebrating Safe Water Leaders in California
May 13, 2019

On May 7th, Clean Water Action California hosted our first Environmental Champions award dinner. We had the pleasure of honoring former chair of the State Water Resources Control Board, Felicia Marcus, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia, and Senator Bill Monning. 

The evenings remarks cohered around the important work Clean Water Action is able to undertake in partnership with environmental champions in government. Andria Ventura, Clean Water Action’s Toxics Program Manager, and Jennifer Clary, our Water Program Manager, introduced the evening’s honorees. 

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Sacramento, California capitol building
People-Powered Democracy and Clean Water Action's Leadership Conference
April 29, 2019

Many Clean Water Action/Clean Water Fun colleagues gathered recently for a conference in Maryland to train up, reinvigorate, share strategies and stories, and look to the future of Clean Water Action. 

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Visioning Anne Arundel: Upcoming Meetings
April 22, 2019

Anne Arundel County will be hosting several Visioning Anne Arundel, a continuing discussion for Plan2040, sessions throughout the county. At 5 PM, the county will have an Open House format, followed by a community discussion at 7 PM.

The community discussion will focus on:

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