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My internship with Clean Water Action has taught me that campaigns with a local focus can often have the biggest impact on an individual’s life.

National widespread issues can be difficult to tackle with limited resources, but when enough of us take smaller steps, we can achieve large goals together and work our way up to win the big changes that we need.

Public awareness of the dangers of PFAS chemicals (polyfluoroalkyl substances) has exploded in recent years. We now know that PFAS contributes to incidence of cancer, preeclampsia, immunosuppression, and more.. It does not break down, ever, and it’s accumulating in our homes, environment, and in our bodies. This stuff is dangerous and it is everywhere! The companies that have been using these chemicals in their products have known the dangers for decades, but kept that hidden from the public. These chemicals are in our bodies, and they can wreak havoc. We did not get a choice about that