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Malden: Protect your family from lead
Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund are working in Malden to help neighbors identify buildings and homes that still have lead service lines, learn how to protect their families from lead exposure, and access lead service line replacement programs.
New Jersey Needs a Packaging Reduction Bill
Senate Bill S3398 assigns responsibility to the producer to effectively reduce plastic waste used in packaging.
Give a Gift in Honor or in Memory
You can celebrate a special person or occasion with a donation to Clean Water Action.
Preventing Lead by Protecting Water in Massachusetts
Lead in water is the most significant source of lead exposure after lead paint. Lead was a preferred plumbing material, particularly for water service lines, until it was outlawed in 1986. The American Water Works Association estimates between 6-10 million homes are connected to a lead service line. Lead in Water: A Health Hazard Lead exposure isn’t good for anyone; but pregnant women and young children are most affected. Physical and behavioral effects of lead occur at lower exposure levels in children than in adults. A dose of lead that would have little effect on an adult can have a
Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CEC): An Early Warning Sign
People and industry use tens of thousands of chemicals. A vast array of these chemicals have been found in our environment, where we consider them contaminants of emerging concern or CECs. Most of these CECs have not been fully evaluated for the risks they might pose to the environment— or to our health.
