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PFAS Chemicals – Protecting Our Drinking Water And Our Health
PFAS are a class of human-made chemicals that very long-lived, which means that they remain in the environment and in humans and wildlife for a very long time. Clean Water is taking on pollution from these "Forever Chemicals" through education, research, working with impacted communities, advocating for legislation and regulation at the state and national level, supporting Safe Drinking Water Act monitoring, holding polluters accountable, and more.
Clean Water Action/Clean Water Fund Comments on EPA Proposed Drinking Water Regulations for PFAS Chemicals, May 2023
Read public comment submitted by Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund to EPA in response to the first ever proposed national standards for regulating PFAS chemicals in drinking water.
Factsheet: Line 5 - A Timeline of a Ticking Bomb
A fossil fuel pipeline exists at the interaction of two Great Lakes. Built for 50 years but running for nearly 70. Unsupported sections, a million gallons already spilled along its length, owned by a company responsible for the largest inland oil spill in US history. The aging Line 5 pipeline is a disaster waiting to happen. This is a timeline of major Line 5 events, from construction in 1953 to present day.
Residential Sewage Backups in Baltimore City, FY2018
The purpose of this essay is to shed light on the issue of basement backups of raw sewage in the homes of Baltimore City residents. There are many different aspects of this issue that will be addressed including health impacts, climate change, and reimbursement for households. One of the essential parts of addressing this issue starts with identifying areas that are most impacted. This essay features the first known collective maps of residential raw sewage basement backups that occurred in quarters one through four of the fiscal year 2018. This essay also offers insight as to what future
Comments on Denver Water's Draft Lead Reduction Plan
Clean Water Action strongly supports Denver Water’s commitment to seek an alternative to orthophosphate that will achieve the same or greater reduction in lead exposure risk for its customers.