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A New Frontier for Pittsburgh’s Water
Pittsburgh’s water system faced serious challenges just 10 years ago— from lead contamination, aging infrastructure, and stormwater flooding all of which hit Environmental Justice neighborhoods the hardest. But today, Pittsburgh Water is entering a new era of investment, accountability, community partnership, and safe drinking water. Clean Water Action has been a key part of that transformation.
2025 Year in Review: Toxics in California
California is known as a leader in regulating toxic chemicals in products to protect public health and prevent pollution. The end of the year is a great time to review the opportunities and challenges faced by Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund’s Toxics Program in 2025 and how we met them. There were some grave disappointments, but those only provide fuel for future victories.
“We Have to Create a Sense That There’s Enough for Us All” - Building the Just Transition to Offshore Wind in Salem
Neighbors and organizers with Salem Alliance for the Environment (SAFE) are collaborating with Clean Water and leading the efforts to make sure that the emerging offshore wind industry brings good, union jobs and a healthy tax base back to Salem’s diverse community.
Water as a Human Right
The Human Right to Water, passed by the legislature in 2012 and signed by Governor Brown, was a great policy idea with almost no teeth. Community members and advocates worked for years to gain recognition for water as a human right, with our first bill, AB 1242 (Ruskin, 2009) vetoed by then-Governor Schwarzenegger and its successor, AB 685 (Eng, 2012) taking the full 2-year session to pass. The legislation was short and to the point:
It is hereby declared to be the established policy of the state that every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water adequate for
Finances and Effectiveness | Clean Water Fund
Information on Clean Water Fund's most recently completed fiscal years are summarized in the documents available here.