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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 3h

Trump is purposely driving up your electric bills to cater to his big crypto, AI, and fossil fuel donors — money from your pockets to theirs. He’s also driving up your homeowners insurance, hurting property values.

Opinion | This Is Why Your Energy Bills Are Going Up

www.nytimes.com

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Senate EPW Democrats @epw.senate.gov · 3d

Because of Trump’s Big Crypto donors, the data center bomb is falling on families who are suddenly watching their electric bills skyrocket.

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Clean Water Action Rhode Island @cleanwaterri.bsky.social · 3h

“If any of these chemicals get into a woman while she’s pregnant, the chemicals will go right across into the baby. The placenta provides no protection at all.”
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

The health risks from plastics almost nobody knows about

Researchers have linked phthalates, chemicals found in plastics, to premature birth, infertility and ADHD.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Clean Water Action Rhode Island @cleanwaterri.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you so much to everyone who donated to or attended our 2025 Electoberfest, and a special thank you to @katherinekazarian.bsky.social
for being our incredible emcee! Thanks again to Vineyard Wind, @riaflcio.bsky.social, and @nearhodeisland.bsky.social for sponsoring! The midterms start NOW.

clean water staff and friends pose at a banner

rep kazarian pumps up the crowd with a mic

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Clean Water Action Rhode Island @cleanwaterri.bsky.social · 8d

Electoberfest is TONIGHT at the Guild in Pawtucket, 6-8pm. See everyone there!

Graphic for Electoberfest features photos of people having fun together

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Clean Water Action Rhode Island @cleanwaterri.bsky.social · 8d

Trump's EPA is going to let coal plants dump poison in water. How is this Making Americans Healthy Again? cleanwater.org/2025/10/06/e...

EPA Seeks to Prolong Harmful Coal Plant Wastewater Pollution

Under the guise of “unleashing American energy dominance,” the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to extend compliance deadlines for coal plant wastewater pollution limits, which will ...

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Clean Water Action Rhode Island @cleanwaterri.bsky.social · 11d

See everyone on Monday!
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Rep. Katherine Kazarian to Emcee Clean Water Action’s 2025 Electoberfest

The House Majority Whip, Rep. Katherine Kazarian, will be emceeing Clean Water Action’s 2025 Electoberfest on October 6th at the Guild in Pawtucket.

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Clean Water Action Rhode Island @cleanwaterri.bsky.social · 11d

It was a Cruel Summer of news, but we believe in Karma in 2026. Join us, Monday Oct 6th, for Electoberfest!

parody of new swift album cover features emily howe waving

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Clean Water Action Rhode Island @cleanwaterri.bsky.social · 12d

🍻MONDAY! MONDAY! MONDAY! Join us at Electoberfest, and raise a glass to democracy! The fight to defend RI from anti-environment outsiders is ON.
🍺Monday, Oct 6th, 6-8pm, at the Guild in Pawtucket
🍺Limited tickets available at cleanwater.org/Electoberfest

MONDAY MONDAY MONDAY written in monster truck over a poster of people having fun at electoberfest

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Clean Water Action Rhode Island @cleanwaterri.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you Vineyard Wind for your support of Clean Water Action's 2025 Electoberfest! Rhode Island workers are building the future.
🍺Electoberfest is MONDAY Oct. 6th! 🍻
Limited tickets are still available at: cleanwater.org/Electoberfest

thank you vineyard wind for supporting electoberfest

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Clean Water Action Rhode Island @cleanwaterri.bsky.social · 13d

Proud to be part of the coalition to protect people from toxic #PFAS.

Safer States @saferstates.bsky.social · 13d

Safer cookware is possible, in fact, it already exists! States are leading the way by removing toxic #PFAS chemicals from cookware to protect our health. Let’s keep the momentum going. 🍳
#StatesInTheLead

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Clean Water Action Rhode Island @cleanwaterri.bsky.social · 14d

Sharing some community joy! (That's also good for health and the planet!)
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Want to Get Your Kid Biking to School? Consider the 'Bike Bus.'

Biking to school can add fun, exercise, and socialization into your kid’s commute. Here’s what you need to help do it safely.

www.nytimes.com

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Clean Water Action @cleanh2oaction.bsky.social · 14d

Protecting our drinking water sources reduces health risks and controls treatment costs. It's a win-win for public health and savings. Let's prioritize source water protection! #ProtectTheSource #SourceWaterProtectionWeek

Graphic design for Souce Water Protectoin Week with a stream and forest.

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Clean Water Action Rhode Island @cleanwaterri.bsky.social · 15d

Start the day off right with some good news from RI:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/c...

A Rhode Island Wind Farm Changed Their View. And Their Lives, for the Better.

www.nytimes.com

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Clean Water Action @cleanh2oaction.bsky.social · 15d

Rock band Killswitch Engage are giving away an Epiphone Les Paul Jr. in a collaboration with Rocksmith and Clean Water Action! 🎸 Learn more and enter the contest here - there are only 42 hours left to enter! 👇

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Killswitch Engage Rocksmith+ & Clean Water Action Giveaway

Killswitch Engage are giving away an Epiphone Les Paul Jr. in a collaboration with the Rocksmith+ and Clean Water Action! Grand Prize - 1 winner 1x Epiphone Les Paul Jr. 1x One month subscription to R...

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Climate Jobs National Resource Center @cjnrc.org · 18d

CJNRC hosted John Podesta, @whitehouse.senate.gov, @budzinski.house.gov, and @riaflcio.bsky.social's @patcrowley401.bsky.social at @32bjseiu.bsky.social's HQ for a panel discussion on how states can meet the moment with ambitious climate action that centers workers. #ClimateWeekNYC

CJNRC panel at Climate Week featuring Patrick Crowley, Rep. Nikki Budzinski, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, and John Podesta

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Clean Water Action Rhode Island @cleanwaterri.bsky.social · 18d

Big news! State Representative @katherinekazarian.bsky.social is emceeing Clean Water Action's Electoberfest! (Thanks!)
Electoberfest is October 6th at The Guild Pawtucket.
Grab tickets at: cleanwater.org/Electoberfest

Meme has photos of Emily Howe and Rep. Kazarian talking. Emily says: "We're throwing a party to save the planet and democracy. You in?" Rep. Kazarian replies: "Clean water and democracy? Let's goooooooo! I'll emcee!"

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Clean Water Action @cleanh2oaction.bsky.social · 19d

🎸 Killswitch Engage are giving away an Epiphone Les Paul Jr. in a collaboration with Rocksmith+ and Clean Water Action! Only 5 days left to enter to win and help us protect clean water! 👇 cleanwater.org/kse-guitar-g...

Killswitch Engage Rocksmith+ & Clean Water Action Giveaway

Killswitch Engage are giving away an Epiphone Les Paul Jr. in a collaboration with the Rocksmith+ and Clean Water Action!

cleanwater.org

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Clean Water Action Rhode Island @cleanwaterri.bsky.social · 19d

Love democracy? Us too. We're building capacity to fight for a nationwide pro-environment majority in 2026, and Electoberfest is the kick-off.
Join us October 6th at the Guild in Pawtucket!
Some tickets still available:
cleanwater.org/Electoberfest

Revelers gather in a collage of photos highlighting last year's Electoberfest

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Clean Water Action Rhode Island @cleanwaterri.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you @riaflcio.bsky.social for your support of Clean Water's Electoberfest! Clean energy jobs are under attack, but labor and environmental groups stand together.
See everyone October 6th for our annual party for democracy!

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Clean Water Action Rhode Island @cleanwaterri.bsky.social · 22d

Finally. It's absurd that the Trump admin was trying to kick Rhode Island workers off the job in order to keep Rhode Island families hooked on out-of-state fossil fuels. New England workers are building the future.

Globe Rhode Island @globeri.bsky.social · 22d

A federal judge sided with developers of the Revolution Wind project off the coast of Rhode Island, allowing construction of the wind farm to continue for now despite a stop-work order issued by the Trump administration last month.

Construction of Revolution Wind can continue after federal stop-work order, judge rules - The Boston Globe

The US Department of the Interior had issued the order against the wind farm project off the coast of Rhode Island last month.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha @peterneronha.bsky.social · 22d

Attorney General Neronha reaffirms commitment to fighting for clean energy following preliminary injunction:

riag.ri.gov/press-releas...

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Clean Water Action @cleanh2oaction.bsky.social · 22d

🎸 Enter our GUITAR GIVEAWAY! Win an Epiphone Les Paul Jr. + more! Details Below! We're collaborating on this fabulous guitar giveaway with Killswitch Engage to invite the band's fans to connect with us and be part of the solution to pollution!

gleam.io/v8HSa/killsw...

Killswitch Engage Rocksmith+ & Clean Water Action Giveaway

Killswitch Engage are giving away an Epiphone Les Paul Jr. in a collaboration with the Rocksmith+ and Clean Water Action! Grand Prize - 1 winner 1x Epiphone Les Paul Jr. 1x One month subscription to R...

gleam.io

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Clean Water Action Rhode Island @cleanwaterri.bsky.social · 22d

We believe in a vision of democracy where elected leaders choose neighbors over polluters. Clean Water Action is working to build a nationwide pro-environment majority, and your purchase of Electoberfest tickets funds our fight.
🍺RSVP today!
cleanwater.org/events/rhode...

Rhode Island Electoberfest 2025

Join Clean Water Action at our annual Electoberfest to raise a pint for democracy!

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Safer States @saferstates.bsky.social · 25d

Toxic #PFAS chemicals have no place in our cookware. 🍳 Safer alternatives already exist and states are leading the way by restricting PFAS to protect our health.

Now is the time for more states to follow suit. 💪
#StatesInTheLead

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