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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.
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The Reality of Reusable Plastics

April 3, 2023 | By Grayson Teals
The “correct” use of melamine foodware requires that the dish not be heated above 160 degrees. When food is served on melamine plates there is relatively low cross contamination from the plate to the food. However, once you put that plate in the microwave, you’re immediately pushing past that safety zone.
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Vintage rainbow colored melamine plate and cup set. CC 2.0 DesignGuru118 Wikimedia.
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2023 Groundwater Awareness Week in California

March 8, 2023 | By Jennifer Clary and Ngodoo Atume
Because of our leadership in protecting groundwater, Clean Water Action was invited to join the Department of Water Resources in Sacramento on Monday to kick off Groundwater Awareness Week. Our Water Policy Analyst, Ngodoo Atume presented on the importance of engaging and protecting vulnerable communities that depend on groundwater.
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Ngodoo Atume presenting at California Groundwater Awareness Week conference
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