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What’s at Stake for Protecting Our Waters
The outcome of the November 5 election will have significant implications for clean water, the climate, and environmental justice. The protection of clean water, once a broadly supported issue, has over time become highly politicized.
Reflections from the Heart: Honoring Indigenous Peoples' Day
Indigenous Peoples’ Day is often framed as a matter of acknowledgement - recognizing the positive contributions and influence of tribal nations, as well as the injustices, untruths and losses typifying the centuries following contact.
Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund Welcome Progress On Reducing Lead Risks In Drinking Water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today finalized revisions to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) regulation meant to reduce lead in drinking water. The Lead and Copper Rule Improvements includes a requirement for full replacement of all lead service lines in regulated drinking water systems.
Environmental, Public Health Groups Urge Biden to Veto Microchip Bill that Threatens Workers and Communities
Environmental, and public health groups, including the Sierra Club and Clean Water Action, are urging President Joe Biden to veto a controversial bill that exempts most semiconductor companies applying for federal CHIPS Act funding from having to complete essential environmental reviews, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA.
When it comes to tackling toxic ‘forever chemicals’, the Clean Water Act has many powerful, yet underutilized, policy tools
President Biden has pledged to take quick action on toxic fluorinated ‘forever chemicals’ known as PFAS “by designating PFAS as a hazardous substance, setting enforceable limits for PFAS in the Safe Drinking Water Act, prioritizing substitutes through procurement, and accelerating toxicity studies and research on PFAS.” These are welcome—and necessary—steps that must be taken to address this toxic pollution, but there’s a lot more the Biden administration can do.
There has been much focus on the need to set enforceable drinking water standards for PFAS, and less discussion on how the U.S