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Protecting Virginians from Toxic Chemicals
Clean Water Action and our allies have led efforts during this year’s Virginia General Assembly legislative session for action to protect our public drinking water, increase lead testing in public schools and daycares, and implement policies to address toxic chemicals in consumer products and packaging.
#LetUsBreatheNJ - Call to Action
Clean Water Action joined the Moving Forward Network in holding a World Asthma Day Virtual Town Hall featuring elected officials, health professionals and grassroots leaders working on the front lines to address the root cause in “asthma hotspots” like Newark, Elizabeth, Camden, California as well as state legislators promoting environmental justice legislation.
Dying for Work: Ban Methylene Chloride!
What is your vision of a dream job? One in which you can come home from the job safe every day? Well, Clean Water Action allies at The Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH) fight for that vision every day for all of us. Clean Water has worked closely with the MASSCOSH team for many years to advance safe chemicals policies and innovations. We hope to prevent harm to worker health rather than mourne for workers who lose their lives on the job from contact with dangerous chemicals. MASSCOSH has created a quilt (pictured above) to commemorate the losses of
Holding TJX accountable for their failing score
Last Tuesday, November 14th, Clean Water Action joined Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families in releasing the second annual Retailer Report Card. This report grades popular retail chains on how they address the problem of toxic chemicals, that can pose serious health threats, in the products they sell. In Massachusetts, we focused our attention on the TJX Company, since they are headquartered here in Framingham. The creator of T.J.Maxx, Marshalls, Homegoods, and others, TJX is the leading off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions, with over 3,800 stores worldwide. They scored an F on this
Watch a Forum on PFAS and What You Can Do About it in California!
In May 2020, we held a townhall to talk about PFAS and it's impact on the health of first responders and communities.