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Take Action to Fight the Trash Crisis!
Connecticut is out of places to put trash. We generate far more waste than we can dispose of in-state, and the cost of shipping it to landfills in Pennsylvania and Ohio is rising. We need to make less trash! HB 5524 attacks the trash problem at the source. Take action!
3 Things We Loved About Winter Canvassing in 2026
Canvassing is the heart of Clean Water Action. Over a winter of relentless breaking bad news and AI-generated slop, the connections we made with our members at your front doors mattered more than ever. To everyone who stopped to chat with us about your local neighborhoods and the environmental issues that matter to you, even if only for five minutes, thank you!
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