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Cedar Lake Triathlon Goes Zero Waste

The collaboration between Clean Water Action’s team, the United Church of Chester, and the Cedar Lake Triathlon Series replaced disposable cups and plastic water bottles with reusable cups and silicone water bottles, resulting in a reduction of roughly 200 disposable cups and 20 plastic bottles per race from the trash. Throughout a season, that adds up quickly.

Prioritizing an Upstream Focus for PFAS in Drinking Water

According to a 2023 U.S. Geological Survey, at least 45% of tap water in the U.S. contains one or more types of PFAS. This contamination didn’t occur overnight—it has been building up in our environment for decades, beginning with the initial manufacturing of PFAS in the 1940s.

Putting Drinking Water First - A Real Win

By Lynn Thorp, Campaigns Director (follow Lynn of Twitter - @LTCWA) Waiting for Protection for More than 10 years Putting Drinking Water First means making decisions about all of our activities with an eye toward their impact on our drinking water sources. Take action here. Why should we do that? First, recent events like the Freedom Industries chemical spill in West Virginia and the Duke Energy coal ash spill in North Caroline illustrate the health concerns and disruptions which result from contamination of drinking water sources. Public health and local economies depends on tap water. Second

Air Pollution from Coke Plant in Pittsburgh Cannot Continue

Courtesy of Joel Polacci By Julie St. John, Pittsburgh Organizer For years, Clean Water Action in Pittsburgh has been working to clean up air pollution coming from the Shenango coke works on Neville Island. The facility is located on a heavily industrialized piece of land less than one mile from densely populated residential communities and only five miles from downtown Pittsburgh. When new owners, DTE Energy, bought the company in 2008, residents were hopeful they would finally see improvements to the air they breathe. Now, it's clear that DTE Energy has no more interest in being a good
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