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The Truth About National Teflon Day

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.
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Would Rick Santorum Ban The Lorax?

February 9, 2012 | By Clean Water Action
By Gary Wockner, Colorado Program Director Originally published on the Huffington Post. Presidential candidate Rick Santorum's three-state sweep in the 2012 Republican caucuses this week throws the Republican race into disarray and also demonstrates just how wildly anti-environmental many
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Enough is Enough - Dioxin is Dangerous

January 30, 2012 | By Clean Water Action
By Lynn Thorp, National Campaigns Director After almost 3 decades of delay, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving to finalize the scientific re-analysis of the toxicity dioxin. Dioxin is actually a group of chemicals which are among the most toxic chemicals in the world. The
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When No Means Yes

January 26, 2012 | By Clean Water Action

Michigan Policy Director Susan Harley is joined by Clean Water Heroes for the release of our Midterm Legislative Scorecard

By Cyndi Roper, Michigan State Director If you were a Lansing lawmaker with a perfect environmental voting record in 2011, you were voting no. With a state House majority firmly
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Philadelphia Eagles are the leading Green Team

January 11, 2012 | By Clean Water Action
By Colleen Meehan, Pennsylvania Program Organizer

Eagles Fans for PA's Forests!

On December 18 th, Clean Water Action staff served as the Community Partner for the Philadelphia Eagles home game against the New York Jets. The Eagles recognized our work raising public awareness about threats to public
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What's in Store for 2012?

January 4, 2012 | By Clean Water Action
By Lynn Thorp , National Programs Director On the first day back after the New Year, with 2011 and all the resolution making behind us, I wondered what would be in store for our work in 2012. If yesterday’s Washington Post is any indication, maybe we’ll find a renewed understanding of the critical
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