Filter By:
Type
State
Priority
Posted On
Search Results
Presenting: Clean Water Action's 2023 Rhode Island Environmental Champions
At this year’s Breakfast of Champions, we will honor the people who are making Rhode Island a national environmental leader.
Clean Water Waves | In The News, March 2023
Our work to protect clean water across the country often makes the news. Clean Water Waves highlights recent articles featuring our staff speaking on their areas of activism and expertise.
Talking Lead Service Lines in Malden, Massachusetts
Lead exposure is a problem that America has been facing for decades. The EPA estimates that lead in drinking water can account for 20% of a person's exposure to lead ( Lead and Drinking Water). Currently, there are lead service lines in up to ten million homes across the country. Replacing them comes at a high cost. Each lead service line is owned by both the municipality in which the line resides and the resident’s house the line directly serves.
Recently, I had the chance to talk to members in Malden, MA where 25% of households have lead service lines. Since half of the line is owned by the
Factsheet: Rhode Island 2024 Comprehensive PFAS Ban Act
Clean Water Action is supporting legislation this year that will ban dangerous PFAS chemicals from a range of products we use every day *before* these toxins can contaminate our bodies and the environment.