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Clean Water Action Calls Federal Drinking Water Limits For PFAS Chemicals Welcome And A Wake-up Call - Aggressive Action is Needed to Protect Drinking Water Sources From Further PFAS Pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today finalized drinking water limits for six of the notorious PFAS chemicals, which are used in a wide variety of products and have been found in drinking water sources nationwide.
2024 Clean Water Action Maryland Legislative Recap
Today is the last day of Maryland’s 2024 legislative session. As Delegates and Senators work until midnight to wrap up their business, our Clean Water priorities have all been resolved. Governor Moore and the leadership of the House and Senate failed to act on climate change and environmental justice this year. Across the environmental movement, advocates are frustrated by what hasn’t passed and appalled by what has. Stay tuned for more as we work with our partners over the coming weeks and months to hold the administration and leadership accountable and lay the groundwork for better outcomes
Earth Month 2024: NINE Ways You Can Celebrate (and Protect Clean Water) Year-round!
The urgency and positive energy created around the original Earth Day (April 22, 1970) helped launch a movement and built momentum that led to the creation of Clean Water Action and passage of the 1972 Clean Water Act and 1974 Safe Drinking Water Act.
Baltimore's Lead Testing Survey
Clean Water Action is conducting a study of 200 homes in Baltimore City and County to test for lead contamination in drinking water. Lead can enter water if it is present in the service lines, in-home pipes, or faucets and fixtures in your home, and if water is corrosive or has high mineral content. To learn more about how lead enters drinking water, click here. Clean Water Action can test your drinking water for free if: your home was built before 1986 you have not replaced the drinking water pipes in your home you can allow us to collect the sample after at least 6 hours of not using your
Update on Nestle’s attempt to withdraw and privatize more of Michigan’s water
Over the course of the last winter, Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality held a public comment period on Nestle again asking to increase the amount of water that they take from a well in Osceola Township, Michigan. Clean Water Action members from across the state made their voices heard.