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EPA Clean Water Rule: Minnesota will now be the Land of 10,000 Cleaner Lakes
By Steve Schultz, Minnesota Program Organizer Minnesota is the land of 10,000 lakes, and water is an integral part of any Minnesota summer – cannonballs off the dock, mornings on the lake fishing, afternoons on the pontoon, lazy days at the beach. Minnesotans value our water for so many reasons. That’s why we were so excited when the EPA released the Clean Water Protection Rule on Wednesday, May 27. For more than 12 years Clean Water Action has been leading the fight to close loopholes, created during the Bush Administration, in the Clean Water Act that left more than half of our nation’s
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!
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.
Clean Water Action/Clean Water Fund Comments on EPA Proposed Drinking Water Regulations for PFAS Chemicals, May 2023
Read public comment submitted by Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund to EPA in response to the first ever proposed national standards for regulating PFAS chemicals in drinking water.
Factsheet: Line 5 - A Timeline of a Ticking Bomb
A fossil fuel pipeline exists at the interaction of two Great Lakes. Built for 50 years but running for nearly 70. Unsupported sections, a million gallons already spilled along its length, owned by a company responsible for the largest inland oil spill in US history. The aging Line 5 pipeline is a disaster waiting to happen. This is a timeline of major Line 5 events, from construction in 1953 to present day.
