Clean Water Action

Learn more about Connecticut's landmark 2024 PFAS ban, and why we need to defend it frm industry attacks.

Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of over 15,000 chemicals widely used in consumer products and industrial processes. Toxic at very low levels, these chemicals are already in the blood of 98% of Americans and are contaminating Massachusetts drinking water, rivers, lakes, oceans, soil, plants and wildlife. Learn about 2026 legislation to protect our water and health from PFAS!

Toxic chemicals shouldn’t be in things children use every day. Unfortunately, children’s products can contain PFAS, lead, asbestos, phthalates, bisphenols, and other chemicals that are harmful to children’s health and development. Learn more about 2026 legislation to change this!

In This Issue: Defending Our Safeguards -Standing Up to Clean Water Threats in Congress | Urging EPA not to Prolong Toxic Coal Plant Wastewater Pollution | New Report: Making the Case for Sustained and Equitable Water Infrastructure Investment | EPA “Polluted Water Rule”
Comment Period | Clean Water State and Regional News

American Water Works Association and Clean Water Action/Clean Water Fund submitted a joint comment letter urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) not to extend the compliance deadlines for coal-fired power plants set in the 2024 “Supplemental Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category.”

In This Issue: Clean Water Act Protections Under Attack: Urge EPA to Protect Our Water | Defending Our Safeguards | Dismantling Environmental Justice Initiatives Harms Us All | Update From Jeff Carter, President & CEO | State and Regional News: California, Chesapeake Region (Maryland, DC, Virginia), Michigan, Minnesota, New England (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island), New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Texas.