Preventing PFAS Pollution

PFAS chemicals have been dubbed “forever chemicals”, because they are extremely persistent, lasting thousands of years in the environment. Small amounts of the toxic chemicals can cause many serious health problems. Clean Water is working at the national and state level to stop PFAS pollution at the source.

 

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Take action to protect Rhode Island families from toxic PFAS chemicals

PFAS are a class of human-made chemicals that are incredibly persistent in the environment and also highly toxic. Thanks to the efforts of our members and allies, the Rhode Island General Assembly passed two bills to protect Rhode Islanders from toxic PFAS in the 2022 session including a ban on the use of PFAS in food packaging. Now, the next step is a comprehensive ban on toxic PFAS in a wider range of products in 2023.
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PFAS Chemicals – Protecting Our Drinking Water And Our Health

PFAS are a class of human-made chemicals that very long-lived, which means that they remain in the environment and in humans and wildlife for a very long time. Clean Water is taking on Forever Chemicals" pollution through education, research, working with impacted communities, advocating for legislation and regulation at the state and national level, supporting Safe Drinking Water Act monitoring, holding polluters accountable, and more.
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Clean Water Action’s Fight Against Toxic Chemicals

Welcome to Clean Water Action California’s first program update! Starting this May 2023, you’ll read all about how we’re working towards California’s environmental health and safety. Thank you for your support of this work and for being part of the solution!
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We work not only to remove toxic or damaging chemicals from products, but to promote the development of safer alternatives to build a greener economy
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2023 California Legislative Priorities

Clean Water Action plays an important role in both sponsoring legislation and keeping an eye on the bills being voted on in the California Legislature that will affect our environment. While Clean Water Action’s staff evaluates hundreds of bills each year, here are the ones we are directly sponsoring, as well as several that we’re prioritizing.
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Factsheet: Rhode Island 2023 Comprehensive PFAS Ban Act

Until Rhode Island passes a more comprehensive ban on toxic PFAS, these toxic "forever chemicals" will continue to contaminate our waterways and our bodies. Clean Water Action is supporting legislation this session that will ban these dangerous PFAS chemicals from a range of products we use every day *before* these toxins can contaminate our bodies and the environment.

Clean Water Currents | Spring 2023

In This Issue: A Message From Bob Wendelgass & Welcome to our New President/CEO Jeff Carter | Progress in Getting Lead Out of Drinking Water Systems | Ohio Train Wreck Could Be Biden’s Chance to Champion Chemical Safety | Ensuring America’s Water Infrastructure is Equitable, Modernized, and Resilient | Victory! EPA Proposes Protective Wastewater Treatment Standards for Coal Plants in Response to Our Litigation | Congress Votes to Nullify Clean Water Restoration Rule | The Burden of Cleaning up PFAS Shouldn’t Just Fall on Drinking Water Systems and Their Customers | State & Regional News

PFAS: Coping with California's "Forever Chemicals" Crisis

California has a major PFAS crisis impacting the environment and public health: virtually all Californians have PFAS in their bodies, and the chemicals have been detected in at least 146 public water systems serving 16 million people.

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