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Clean Water Celebrates Pride! with Bethany Dickerson
Happy Pride Month, a month dedicated to honoring and celebrating the LGBTQ+, or queer, community! This month, we'll be highlighting some of our LGBTQ+ staff at Clean Water Action.
House Vote to Avoid Default Puts Water and Communities At Risk
Failing to raise the “debt ceiling” would pose hardship for all Americans, and particularly the most vulnerable as always. The resulting compromises have real world repercussions. Those include perpetuating reliance on fossil fuels, putting water resources at risk, and foregoing opportunities to protect public health and the environment to meet 21st century challenges. .
Environmental Advocates Encourage Limits for PFAS in Drinking Water
Clean Water Action and the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy have partnered to submit a public comment to EPA in support of setting safe drinking water limits on six types of PFAS chemicals, a class of more than 12,000 that bioaccumulate and do not break down naturally, causing them to be referred to as “forever chemicals.” There are currently no federally enforceable standards on any PFAS for drinking water.
Broad Coalition of Environmental, Public Health, and Environmental Justice Groups Thank President Biden and Congressional Leadership for Prioritizing Historic Investments in Lead Service Line Replacement in the Build Back Better Framework
“With this historic investment, the President and Congress are taking important strides to ensure everyone has access to safe, clean, lead-free drinking water."
Plastic Pollution in Rhode Island: Part Three
Clean Water Action is also pushing for one or two things: a reduced tax rate for non-single-use products made from virgin resins or clear definitions explaining what products are single-use and which are not. Join Clean Water Action in eliminating the problem at the source.