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Clean Water Action Applauds Connecticut Attorney General Tong For Leadership On Microplastics
Proven technologies exist to mitigate this crisis. The U.S. EPA and NOAA must use their authority to address the scourge of plastic pollution in our waters. We applaud Attorney General Tong for his leadership in urging our government to act.
Wins for Clean Water
The Connecticut legislative session is over and we’re thrilled that several bills that will protect our waters and our health passed this session!
Our top priority bill— to restrict toxic PFAS chemicals in food packaging and firefighting foam passed unanimously. Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of over 9000 chemical variations all having at least one fluorine-carbon bond. These synthetic chemical bonds are the strongest known to man and don’t break down. When used in products, they get into our bodies, our water and the environment. PFAS are strongly linked to testicular
New England Currents -- Summer 2021
In This Issue: Clean Water Action Leading on PFAS | Progress on Climate Justice | Nano Technology: Industrial Revolution 2.0 | Join the Youth Action Collaborative | Safe Cleaning and Disinfecting | Let Us Breathe | We All Live Downstream: The Clean Water Action Podcast | Reducing Transportation Emissions to Address Environmental Injustices | Big Gains on PFAS in Connecticut | Rhode Island Makes Progress on Climate Change
Amber Schmidt
Amber Schmidt is the New England Zero Waste Organizer for Clean Water Action’s Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island offices. Her work in this role focuses on three main areas: reducing single-use disposable foodware, food waste diversion from landfills and incinerators, and zero-waste policy.