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Clean Water on the Move | May 2026

May 18, 2026 | By Clean Water Action New Jersey

Welcome to Clean Water on the Move, your monthly update from Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund in New Jersey. While every day is Earth Day to us at Clean Water Action, we had a great Earth Month. Hope you found events and activities to engage in during this special time of the year when we honor Planet Earth - a place we call home. Check out our latest updates from New Jersey!

Clean Water 50 Stories: Vernice Miller-Travis

May 5, 2022 | By Jenny Vickers

In honor of Clean Water Action's 50th birthday, we’re sharing our history and stories of the people who have helped us protect clean water along the way through #CleanWater50Stories. We’re thrilled to highlight the story of Vernice Miller-Travis, an environmental justice champion and vice chair of Clean Water Action's board.

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Hi! I’m A Dog Who Wants the Humans at REI to Ban PFAS

May 5, 2022 | By Dempsey (The Rescue Mutt) and Kerry Doyle

Hello!!!! I am SO EXCITED to meet you! Wait, don’t run away! I’m not dangerous! I want to talk to you about something that IS dangerous: toxic PFAS in my humans’ clothes! My humans take me on lots of adventures! We go on hikes, camping trips, and beach walks together. They don’t like to get wet, so

Using Water Pollution Permits to Keep PFAS out of Drinking Water

May 2, 2022 | By Jennifer Peters

Last week EPA issued a memo detailing how the agency will use its water pollution permitting program to limit discharges of PFAS to rivers, streams, lakes, and other water bodies. As we’ve written before on our blog, the Clean Water Act has many tools that can be used to keep these toxic fluorinated “forever chemicals” out of our water. Benefits include shifting the burden away from drinking water systems and communities to clean-up PFAS and back on to the industries that financially benefit from using these chemicals. This memo is a welcome step, but more urgent action is needed.

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REI Members to REI: Take Leadership on PFAS!

April 27, 2022 | By Maxine Lipeles

REI has tarnished its reputation as a company committed to sustainability by continuing to sell clothing, including for children, that contains PFAS. As an REI member, I am disheartened to see that not only do many REI products contain PFAS, but REI is failing to make meaningful progress to phase