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Clean Water Action is working to protect our health from exposure to toxic substances in the water we drink, the food we eat, the products we use, and in our homes and schools.

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Protecting Rhode Island families from toxic PFAS

PFAS are a class of human-made chemicals that are incredibly persistent in the environment and also highly toxic, linked to cancers, reproductive harms, and other health problems. Clean Water Action is fighting to protect our waterways, and our bodies, from toxic PFAS chemicals. Learn more and take action!

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Getting the Lead Out of Rhode Island's Drinking Water

There is no safe level of lead exposure. Learn more about how lead enters drinking water, how to protect yourself and your family from lead in drinking water, and what steps Clean Water Action and others are taking to ensure that every lead service line in Rhode Island is located and replaced.

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Taking on Toxic PFAS Food Packaging in Rhode Island

PFAS are commonly used and highly dangerous, and their use in items like food packaging increases the potential for exposure in people. These chemicals can leach out of individual food packaging products into food and beverages. Here in Rhode Island, we working to stop this toxic chemical at the source.

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