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Beware of Black Plastic: Share leftover stuffing, NOT leftover toxics!

November 22, 2024 | By Kerry Doyle

Are you serving mashed potatoes with a side of toxic flame retardants? If you have Black Plastic kitchen utensils or food containers, the answer is probably YES. How did this happen and what can we all do about it? Let us explain.

Let’s Get Composting DC!

March 10, 2023 | By Michael Bochynski

Food waste is a significant problem for the environment and for food access. Even though 40 percent of our food goes to waste, the problem of food insecurity is particularly pronounced in the District of Columbia where 13.2% of all households were food insecure from 2013 – 2015.

Ngodoo Atume presenting at California Groundwater Awareness Week conference

2023 Groundwater Awareness Week in California

March 8, 2023 | By Jennifer Clary and Ngodoo Atume

Because of our leadership in protecting groundwater, Clean Water Action was invited to join the Department of Water Resources in Sacramento on Monday to kick off Groundwater Awareness Week. Our Water Policy Analyst, Ngodoo Atume presented on the importance of engaging and protecting vulnerable communities that depend on groundwater.

On International Women’s Day, Take Action to Protect Our Water!

March 8, 2023 | By Jenny Vickers

This year, International Women's Day is centered on the theme of #EmbraceEquity. We believe International Women's Day is every day and support full equality for women and justice for all.

Image of Clean Water Action staff for International Women's Day

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Workers Rights and our shared environment

March 8, 2023 | By Sean McBrearty

Protecting and strengthening the right of workers to organize is not something usually seen as a priority of environmentalists and environmental organizations, but it ought to be. Not only are these movements inextricably linked, but we are more powerful and are more able to create meaningful change for all working people when we stand together.