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Clean Water Action Celebrates New Jersey’s Landmark PFAS Victory! Aggressive Action is Needed to Protect our Drinking Water Sources.
A federal court settlement worth more than $2 billion, the largest environmental settlement ever reached by a single state, is set to fund the cleanup of widespread PFAS contamination at four former DuPont industrial sites across New Jersey, state officials announced Monday.
Cedar Lake Triathlon Goes Zero Waste
The collaboration between Clean Water Action’s team, the United Church of Chester, and the Cedar Lake Triathlon Series replaced disposable cups and plastic water bottles with reusable cups and silicone water bottles, resulting in a reduction of roughly 200 disposable cups and 20 plastic bottles per race from the trash. Throughout a season, that adds up quickly.
Prioritizing an Upstream Focus for PFAS in Drinking Water
According to a 2023 U.S. Geological Survey, at least 45% of tap water in the U.S. contains one or more types of PFAS. This contamination didn’t occur overnight—it has been building up in our environment for decades, beginning with the initial manufacturing of PFAS in the 1940s.
Meet Our 2025 New Jersey Environmental Justice Intern: Ishaan Bharadwaj!
Clean Water Action is proud to welcome the newest participant in our Summer 2025 Environmental Justice Organizing Internship Program.
Why Littering Is Not the True Problem
In our efforts to reduce waste, we have often heard people say that the “real” problem is the people who throw their garbage on the sidewalk and out their car windows. Of course, we agree that we should change this behavior, but the truth is that littering is not the real problem. We need to change the entire system because the plastic trash that floats in the world's oceans actually decompose and release potentially toxic substances into the water.
First, much of the litter items we see—aluminum cans, straws, plastic bags, etc.—are lightweight and easily blow off of garbage trucks, landfills