Toxic Chemicals

From before we are born until the time we die, we are repeatedly and regularly exposed to toxic chemicals with the potential to seriously harm our health. Toxic chemicals can be found in our homes, schools and workplaces – in products we use on a daily basis. We're fighting at local, state, and federal levels to fix our chemical laws and find safer alternatives to the chemicals in everyday products.

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New Jersey

Letter supporting a full fracking ban to the Delaware River Basin Commission

Please sign a letter to the DRBC urging them to revise the draft regulations to completely ban imports of fracking wastewater and exports of water for fracking, to protect the public, water supplies, the watershed’s ecosystems, and to help alleviate the climate crisis.

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Recent Actions

California

Time to Get Chromium Six Out of Our Water!

Earlier this year the State Water Resources Control Board (the Board) planned to propose a final drinking water standard for Chrome 6 in the spring. That has slipped to December, but there is no guarantee that is going to

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Rhode Island

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.

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Rhode Island

Tell REI to Stop Selling Products Containing Toxic PFAS Chemicals!

Clean Water Action is part of a coalition effort with Toxic-Free Future to tell the outdoor apparel retailer REI to stop selling products containing toxic PFAS in their stores. Thousands of REI shoppers and co-op members have already submitted comments and letters, but we need to keep the pressure on!

Write a letter to the CEO of REI

Pennsylvania

Clean Air Now! Tell ACHD to Improve Clairton Coke Works' Operations

Take Action! Weigh in by sending ACHD an email today.

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Toxic Chemicals Blog Posts

Clean Water Action is proud to co-sponsor Assemblymember Richard Bloom's AB 2247 - because we have t

Knowledge is Power and PFAS is Forever. California needs to pass AB 2247!

August 9, 2022

September 2022 Update: This bill has passed the California Assembly and Senate! We now need to make sure AB2247 is signed into law by Governor Newsom. Click here to send him a message today.

The Fruits of Our Labor: Recent Clean Water Action Victories in Rhode Island

August 8, 2022

As canvassers, we can feel the impact of our efforts at every single door, but it is always reassuring to witness the actual fruits of our labor. Cheers to many more Clean Water Action victories to come!

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Fighting the Illusion of Ambivalence, One Door at a Time

July 21, 2022

It's a very uplifting and heartening experience to walk away from a house and know that someone cares and is working with us to make our world a better place. Even better, these conversations then turn into real political pressure on elected officials that changes public policy for the better.