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Advocates call on lawmakers to ban toxic PFAS and protect public health
A broad coalition of public health, consumer, environmental and community organizations along with academics, scientists and firefighters urged lawmakers to protect public health from toxic PFAS at the MA State House today.
Pride Profile: Rachel Carson - Queer Marine Biologist, Author, and Environmentalist
In honor of Pride Month, Clean Water Action is recognizing influential LGBTQ+ environmental leaders.
Taking on toxic PFAS from MN to NJ
After a landmark legislative victory on PFAS prevention in Minnesota, State Director Avonna Starck shared her thoughts with a New Jersey Senate Committee considering taking their own action against these "forever chemicals".
Environmental Advocates Encourage Limits for PFAS in Drinking Water
Clean Water Action and the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy have partnered to submit a public comment to EPA in support of setting safe drinking water limits on six types of PFAS chemicals, a class of more than 12,000 that bioaccumulate and do not break down naturally, causing them to be referred to as “forever chemicals.” There are currently no federally enforceable standards on any PFAS for drinking water.
Children's Health Month Ends Today, but Our Work Continues
This blog post is by a member of the Coalition for a Safe and Healthy Connecticut.
October is Children's Health Month and what we do to the environment impacts children’s health. As a pediatric and public health nurse, we didn't learn much about environmental health other than a bit about air and water pollution and always thought of pollution as outside the home or workplace, coming from a discharge pipe or a smokestack.
Over the past few years, our understanding of environmental health has expanded significantly. We now know that the indoor environment is filled with toxic chemicals and is