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To Fight Cancer, Fight Toxics
Clean Water Action, alongside our friends and allies like Safer States, are pushing for a world where we don’t unleash untested chemicals on the public only to struggle to rein them in when they cause harm.
50 Years into the Clean Water Act, Drinking Water Sources Still at Risk
Most drinking water in the United States—approximately 2/3—comes from above ground sources such as rivers, lakes, and streams. These surface waters are extremely vulnerable to pollution from human activities. Polluted runoff from farms, stockyards, roads, as well as industrial discharges of pollution ranging from coal plants to chemical manufacturers, threaten our drinking water sources across the country.
At Clean Water Action, we believe in “Putting Drinking Water First,” which means preventing threats to drinking water where they start. One of our most powerful tools to protect drinking
REI members nationwide rally at REI stores this week, following company inaction
Spanning 12 cities in 11 states from September 19th - 23rd 2022, REI customers will deliver a petition with more than 130,000 signatures demanding action on PFAS “forever chemicals”
Groups Question Patterson Dental’s Toxic Trade in Mercury Amalgam
Health, disability and environmental groups are questioning Patterson Dental’s continued production, distribution, and sales of dental amalgam. Composed of 50% mercury, a well-known neurotoxicant, amalgam is a health risk for children and other vulnerable populations, and results in a significant release of mercury pollution.
Letter to Congress: 150+ Organizations in Support of Low Income Household Water Assistance Program Funding
On behalf of the more than 150 undersigned water associations, environmental, low-income, and other public interest advocates, and labor unions, we urge Congress to provide FY24 funding for the Department of Health and Human Services’ Low Income Household Water Assistance Program. Without action to continue this critical program, hundreds of thousands of low-income households could lose access to essential water service.