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Victory! Pittsburgh Enacts Single-Use Bag Ban
Victory! Just in time for Earth Day, Pittsburgh City Council unanimously passed a ban on wasteful single-use plastic bags. The ordinance is expected to reduce distribution of nearly 110 million plastic bags annually and decrease plastic litter. Clean Water Action is grateful to have played a part in making this happen. Thank you to every member and supporter who took action!
Pittsburgh is now the 6th municipality in the commonwealth to pass this kind of policy, joining Philadelphia, West Chester, and others. The ordinance prohibits retailers and restaurants from distributing single-use
PFAS: The Ingredient You Never Ordered
Thousands of Rhode Islanders are unknowingly exposed to toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” every time they cook or eat from a Teflon (PTFE) pan. Here's what you need to know.
Clean Water Currents | Winter 2025
In This Issue: Defending Our Safeguards -Standing Up to Clean Water Threats in Congress | Urging EPA not to Prolong Toxic Coal Plant Wastewater Pollution | New Report: Making the Case for Sustained and Equitable Water Infrastructure Investment | EPA “Polluted Water Rule”
Comment Period | Clean Water State and Regional News
PFAS: The Ingredient You Never Ordered
Thousands of Minnesotans are unknowingly exposed to toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” every time they cook or eat from a Teflon (PTFE) pan. Here’s what you need to know.
American Water Works Association and Clean Water Urge EPA Not to Extend the Compliance Deadlines for Coal-Fired Power Plants
American Water Works Association and Clean Water Action/Clean Water Fund submitted a joint comment letter urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) not to extend the compliance deadlines for coal-fired power plants set in the 2024 “Supplemental Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category.”