STOP THE HESS LNG PROPOSAL FOR MOUNT HOPE BAY
On August 19th, Congressmen Barney Frank and Jim McGovern announced that they have written a budget provision preventing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from spending any money to advance an LNG proposal within 5 miles of Fall River. If this language passes, it could kill the Hess LNG project by stopping environmental permitting. Similar language will be written for the Senate appropriations bill. Support this effort by writing to your Representative and Senator today.
What You Can Do: Send a letter to your Congressmen
URGE THE EPA TO PROTECT WATER QUALITY IN THE BLACKSTONE RIVER
The US EPA Region 1 recently issued a permit requiring the Upper Blackstone Water Pollution Abatement District (UBWPAD) to make major reductions in the amount of nitrogen and phosphorus it discharges to the Blackstone River. Nitrogen and phosphorus can rob waters of oxygen needed to sustain fish and other aquatic life. Save The Bay strongly supports this action. Downstream wastewater treatment plants, including the Narragansett Bay Commission, are already making major investments in nutrient removal and the time is now for UBWPAD to do the same. Urge your Senators and Congressmen to support the EPA's action.
What You Can Do: Send a Letter to Your Congressmen
URGE YOUR SENATOR TO PASS CLEAN ENERGY LEGISLATION
The US Senate is currently working on a variety of clean energy bills, and much of it is in flux due to issues with offshore drilling. It is important that the Senate include several strengthening provisions that will make a bill provide meaningful change to our national energy policy and move us toward our greenhouse gas emissions goals.
America's energy policy should be driven by clean energy incentives and firm limits on carbon pollution - we need to pass a bill which is strong enough to help solve our economic and climate crises while helping us adapt to future changes in our climate.
What You Can Do: Send a Letter to Your Senator