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Letter to EPA: Refrain from Further Narrowing the Definition of the “Waters of the United States”
Clean Water Action / Clean Water Fund submitted the following comment letter as part of the April 2025 public comment period for EPA's Request for Recommendations on the definition of the "Waters of the United States"
ReThink Disposable Case Study: Bedford Public Schools
Bedford Public Schools, located in Bedford, Massachusetts, serve approximately 2,500 students across four schools. Thanks to a generous donation from PlasticFreeRestaurants.org, the schools’ polystyrene (foam) lunch trays were traded for Ahimsa stainless steel reusable trays.
Putting Drinking Water First: Clean Water Act Protections for Streams and Wetlands are Essential for Safeguarding Drinking Water
The Clean Water Act is intended to protect waterways from harmful pollutants, yet many streams and wetlands have lost their protections and others continue to be at risk. Streams and wetlands are more than just landscape features — they are critical parts of our natural water infrastructure that influence downstream water quality, including in drinking water sources.
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.