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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.
At Home with Clean Water
As I’m writing this from my home office, my lone coworker, Woodie, has gotten tired of warming my feet and wants to go outside to play. I’ll be right back! OK! A few minutes outside was nice. Good call, Woodie! While I was out, I got an email from SurveyMonkey Contribute, inviting me to take another short survey to benefit Clean Water. I’ll check it out later today when I have couple of minutes. So far almost half a million people have signed up to participate and have raised more than $864,000 for Clean Water Fund! We are so grateful. Why don’t you consider joining them? In the meantime, I’m
Reducing Plastic Waste and COVID-19
A switch back to single-use plastics does nothing to stop COVID-19, but it does undermine recent efforts to reduce our reliance on a material that pollutes our world in every stage of its life: manufacture, disposal, and eventual breakdown in our oceans.
