While Trump Administration Pushes Fossil Fuels in Bonn, Group Demands that Charlie Baker ‘Stand Up!’ Press Advisory: Fifty local organizations are supporting a standout and delivery of a letter to Governor Charlie Baker at his Springfield office on Thursday, November 16, at 12:15 pm. The “Stand Up, Charlie!” action demands that Baker not follow the […]
28 October 2017 Read MoreSupport Pipeline Resisters Nate Palmer and Karen Bixler at the Middlebury Courthouse FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Fracked gas from Canada may be flowing through the Vermont Gas System’s (VGS) 41 mile pipeline from Colchester to Middlebury, Vermont, but the fight to stop it from continuing to Rutland County and south from there to a global market, […]
15 October 2017 Read MoreThanks to the support of members like you, another pipeline project has been withdrawn! Like the Kinder Morgan Northeast Energy Direct pipeline, the Spectra Energy (now Enbridge) Access Northeast Expansion (ANE) was large with multiple pieces spread across the region. The proposal included 96 miles of pipeline, a new gas compressor station in Rehoboth, Mass., major upgrades to […]
12 October 2017 Read MoreSecuring a Safe North Branford, Connecticut Propane facilities pose substantial safety risks – which is why North Branford’s zoning regulations banned them. However, when a propane company wanted to build a facility on land owned by a town councilman, the town changed the rules without consulting its citizens. Residents quickly united to gather over 1,000 […]
11 October 2017 Read MoreNew England’s Largest Coal-Fired Power Plant Retires On May 31st, Brayton Point coal plant, the largest fossil fuel power plant in all of New England, retired permanently. Community Action Works first started working with residents in Somerset, Mass. a decade ago, and at the time, the town of 18,000 was home to two coal-fired power […]
11 October 2017 Read MoreMaine Communities Fight for Local Control of Water At Community Action Works, we believe that access to clean water is a human right. This puts us at odds with some powerful interests that are making lots of money by commodifying water. The Swiss corporation Nestlé is one such interest. On the international scene, they have […]
11 October 2017 Read MoreBoston Takes Big Strides towards Zero Waste Zero Waste Boston has great news from this summer: following the coalition’s seven year campaign to move Boston towards policies and programs that reduce waste and increase diversion from toxic incinerators and landfills, the City of Boston is partnering with us to undertake a comprehensive public planning process […]
11 October 2017 Read MoreAnother One Bites the Dust: Access Northeast Expansion Project Withdrawn Thanks to the support of members like you, another pipeline project has been withdrawn! Like the Kinder Morgan Northeast Energy Direct pipeline, the Spectra Energy (now Enbridge) Access Northeast Expansion (ANE) was large with multiple pieces spread across the region. The proposal included 96 miles […]
11 October 2017 Read MoreSerious Questions Concerning New Power Plant Proposal Local and State Groups Say Polluting Plant Wrong Direction for Somerset Somerset–The Coalition for Clean Air South Coast and several statewide and regional organizations held a press conference today where they raised serious questions and concerns about a new power plant proposal for Somerset. The event was held […]
31 August 2017 Read MoreCommunity Groups Across the Country Speak Out for Health Protective PFAS Drinking Water Standards following Saint-Gobain Dropping Lawsuit Against the State of Vermont Montpelier, Vt. — The multinational corporation Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics agreed to dismiss the lawsuit against the State of Vermont challenging the perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (“PFOS”) groundwater standards. This […]
31 August 2017 Read MoreFor Immediate Release: A news conference to launch a new project focused on identifying illnesses possibly linked to people exposed to the toxic chemical PFOA will be held on Tuesday August 29. The project will focus on residents of Hoosick Falls, New York, Petersburg, New York and Bennington, Vermont. The questionnaire is supported by the “Understanding PFOA Project” […]
29 August 2017 Read MoreFor Immediate Release August 3rd, 2017 Press Statement Re: Casella Announcement That It Will Close Southbridge Landfill Advocates celebrate and call for continued clean-up SOUTHBRIDGE, MA, Aug. 02, 2017 — Casella Waste Systems, Inc. , a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, today reported its financial results for the three month […]
04 August 2017 Read MoreSaint-Gobain Dropping Lawsuit Against the State of Vermont FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Montpelier, Vt. — The multinational corporation Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics agreed to dismiss the lawsuit against the State of Vermont challenging the perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (“PFOS”) groundwater standards. This new agreement between the State of Vermont and the potentially responsible company […]
28 July 2017 Read MoreOn June 29th, Spectra’s representatives began reaching out to towns impacted by their Access Northeast project. The email read “Algonquin is moving ahead to withdraw the Access Northeast Project from the FERC’s Pre-filing review process.” Groups part of Mass Power Forward reacted: “And another one bites the dust,” said Claire Miller from Community Action Works, […]
20 July 2017 Read MoreCHARLTON, MA – Community Action Works and Environment Massachusetts announced today that they have filed a lawsuit in the federal court in Worcester against Casella Waste Systems, Southbridge Recycling & Disposal Park, and the Town of Southbridge over the release of toxic pollutants from the Southbridge Landfill that have contaminated drinking water wells and a […]
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