A Better Stormwater System for Pittsburgh
Stormwater runoff impairs waterways as well as causes street flooding and basement backups. Recently, Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority released
The Environmental Rights Amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution says "the people have a right to pure water". Clean Water Action is working to improve water quality by promoting green infrastructure and safeguard our drinking water by addressing lead hazards and strengthening standards for chemicals, like PFAS.
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Pass State Legislation to Protect Kids from Lead
Children all across Pennsylvania are at risk of lead exposure through old housing units constructed with lead paint and aging infrastructure potentially leaching lead into drinking water.
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Protect Pennsylvania's Drinking Water from Toxic PFAS Chemicals!
Weigh in TODAY to ensure Pennsylvania sets the strongest standard possible for PFAS chemicals in our drinking water!
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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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Lead Hazard Awareness Project: Lead in Consumer Products
Items that contain lead include candy, folk and traditional medications, ceramic dinnerware, children’s jewelry, clothing ornaments, children’s toys, key chains and other metallic or painted objects.
Lead Hazard Awareness Project: Fighting Lead-contaminated Soil and Dust
Philadelphia’s smelters are shut down, and cars no longer run on leaded gasoline. But the lead they released still clings to the soil surface, along with flakes of exterior lead paint. The result: lead is in the dirt that sticks to shoes and hands after work or play in bare soil.
