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2025 Year in Review: Toxics in California

December 1, 2025 | By Andria Ventura

California is known as a leader in regulating toxic chemicals in products to protect public health and prevent pollution. The end of the year is a great time to review the opportunities and challenges faced by Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund’s Toxics Program in 2025 and how we met them. There were some grave disappointments, but those only provide fuel for future victories.

Clean Water Staff Speak Out at EPA Listening Session

May 5, 2025 | By Julie MacNamara

Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund made our voices loud and clear at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) latest listening session on the Clean Water Act. On May 1, 2025, EPA invited environmental stakeholders to weigh in on the definition of the “Waters of the United States,” an important term that determines what waters are protected and regulated under the Clean Water Act.

Earth Month 2025 – Getting PFAS out of California's Groundwater

April 16, 2025 | By Mac Glackin

Clean Water Action and our local environmental justice allies are dedicated to safeguarding California’s waters from PFAS pollution! This Earth Month, we’re focusing on telling the story of how our legislative efforts to address PFAS pollution affect communities reliant on groundwater in California.

ReThink Takes on Takeout - No More Trash To-Go

April 10, 2025 | By Julie Wedge

Changing consumer behavior to return reusable takeout items - creating the circular economy we are looking to build - will take time, education, and commitment from the food service industry and programs such as ours, so ReThink Disposable is rethinking takeout.

Taking On PFAS and Polluters - National Teflon Day 2025

April 4, 2025 | By Andria Ventura

Did you know that April 6th is National Teflon Day? That’s right, it’s a day to celebrate a product that is severely toxic to humans and has helped contaminate the planet! But the industry wants you to think that is a good thing. In California, Clean Water Action is celebrating National Teflon Day a different way.