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Where Water Flows, Equality Grows - World Water Day 2026

March 18, 2026 | By Jon Scott
World Water Day is an annual celebration started by the United Nations in 1993 to raise awareness about the importance of fresh water. It’s a call to action. That’s what Clean Water Action means when we talk about our vision and goal of clean water that is fishable, swimmable and drinkable – for all
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What Can Aquariums Do To Reduce Plastic Pollution?

January 19, 2017 | By Chris Slafter
Aquariums are in a great position to educate their visitors about the harmful impacts of plastic pollution. Lots of people visit aquariums—more than 183 million, worldwide, each year—and, according to research, they trust them more than most other public and private agencies. I was thrilled to be
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An Environmental Justice Disaster

January 7, 2017 | By Cindy Luppi
Sometimes injustice at the community level, where neighbors live in close proximity to a major polluter for decades, demands that we pull out all the stops. The on-going tragedy taking place in Saugus, Massachusetts is that kind of environmental justice disaster. Saugus is home to the oldest trash
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2016 had its high points

December 29, 2016 | By Elizabeth Saunders
All across the internet and throughout holiday conversations, everyone seems to be talking about what an awful year 2016 was. Between celebrity deaths and the election of Donald Trump, it definitely had some real black strikes against it. But as I’m looking back on the accomplishments of Clean Water
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