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Clean Water Action presents the NJ Legislative Scorecard 2017.

Posted on September 25, 2017

Clean Water Action presents the NJ Legislative Scorecard 2017. The scorecard represents a permanent record that scores every NJ state legislator on votes, action and leadership on significant environmental bills in August 2015 - August 2017. Tell legislators what you think about their scores.

Letters to Congress re: HR 3354 : We need a budget that prioritizes, not attacks, environmental protections.

Posted on September 6, 2017

Clean Water Action has joined with other organizations, representing combined membership of millions of Americans, to voice our opposition to anti-environment budget riders and our opposition to a federal budget that would slash environmental and clean water protections. HR 3354 - Letter to Congress

Stranglehold: Oil and Gas Money is Choking Our Democracy

Posted on August 23, 2017

Americans should understand the goal of the oil and gas industry: drill, extract, and burn all the oil and gas resources it can acquire. The business plan is to burn it all.[[{"fid":"19287","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Stranglehold: Oil and Gas Money is Choking Our Democracy","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"Stranglehold: Oil and Gas Money is Choking Our Democracy"},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"2":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Stranglehold: Oil and Gas Money is Choking Our Democracy","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"Stranglehold: Oil and Gas Money is Choking Our Democracy"}},"link_text":null,"attributes":{"alt":"Stranglehold: Oil and Gas Money is Choking Our Democracy","title":"Stranglehold: Oil and Gas Money is Choking Our Democracy","class":"media-element file-default","data-delta":"2"}}]]

New Jersey Currents - Summer 2017

Posted on August 7, 2017

Check out New Jersey Currents - Clean Water Action's Summer Newsletter 2017!

The Environmental Risks and Oversight of Enhanced Oil Recovery in the United States

August 2, 2017 | By Matthew Geraci, Syed Jehangeer Ali, Courtney Romolt, and Regina Rossmann

Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is the most common oil recovery practice in the U.S., accounting for an estimated 60% of domestic crude oil production. EOR involves the injection of fluids underground to increase the flow of oil and gas to the surface. Despite its prevalence, EOR is largely unknown to the public, poses threats to groundwater, and lacks adequate oversight from state and federal regulators.

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