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Beware of Black Plastic: Share leftover stuffing, NOT leftover toxics!

November 22, 2024 | By Kerry Doyle

Are you serving mashed potatoes with a side of toxic flame retardants? If you have Black Plastic kitchen utensils or food containers, the answer is probably YES. How did this happen and what can we all do about it? Let us explain.

ReThink Disposable is uniting with Middletown Public Schools for Zero-Trash School Meals!

Posted on August 20, 2023

Clean Water Fund’s ReThink Disposable program is working in Connecticut with the City of Middletown and Sustainable CT to transition all ten Middletown public schools to 100% reusable foodware and enhance Middletown’s profile as a leader in sustainability. We are thrilled to be partnering with Middletown schools to green their food operations!

Image of CT's home energy action campaign : a group of people with their thumb up in front of a home

Waterbury Home Energy Action campaign is in full swing!

August 18, 2023 | By Anne Hulick

Our Waterbury Home Energy Action campaign is in full swing in Connecticut and we’re thrilled to have a new Energy Justice Outreach Organizer, Sharod Blizzard, on the team!

Clean Water Waves | In The News, July 2023

July 31, 2023 | By Jennifer Schlicht

Our work to protect clean water across the country often makes the news. Clean Water Waves highlights recent articles featuring our staff speaking on their areas of activism and expertise.

Clean Water Action Waves | In The News, July 2023

LGBTQ Pride, Hands with a Flags as a Symbol of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer.

Queer Environmentalism and Its Impacts on Modern Communities

June 23, 2023 | By Grayson Teals, Bethany Dickerson, and Clean Water Action's LGBTQ+ Caucus

We continue to honor Pride Month with a focus on queer environmentalism - an intersectional approach to environmental activism that acknowledges the historical relationship between the fight for LGBTQ+ rights, racial liberties, and environmental protections.