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Our work to protect clean water across the country often makes the news. Clean Water Waves highlights recent articles featuring our staff speaking on their areas of activism and expertise. In This Issue: PFAS in MN, Polluter Pay for MI, Recycling in PA, and a Bottle Bill for RI.

I had a relative who told me when I was growing up: “If you want to make sure it rains, plan an event that must be held outside.” I’m pleased to say that wisdom proved correct when our tour of green infrastructure projects at Providence College was held in a light, steady rainfall. The fact that Mother Nature sent us a little precipitation served to better illustrate how the network of campus bioswales helps direct and infiltrate storm water runoff. The projects have multiple purposes. One has an outdoor classroom in the center a series of vegetated bays that hold rainwater and manage