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Protecting our Health from Toxic Chemicals
Every day, we are exposed to toxic chemicals in food, water, the environment, and consumer products. While most Americans assume that products must be tested for safety before they are put on store shelves, many items in stores and in our homes contain chemicals known to be toxic.
Who We Are
Since our founding during the campaign to pass the landmark Clean Water Act in 1972, Clean Water Action has worked to win strong health and environmental protections by bringing issue expertise, solution-oriented thinking and people power to the table.
PFAS: The Ingredient You Never Ordered
Learn more about Connecticut's landmark 2024 PFAS ban, and why we need to defend it frm industry attacks.
An Act to Protect Massachusetts Public Health from PFAS (H4870/S1504): Fact Sheet
Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of over 15,000 chemicals widely used in consumer products and industrial processes. Toxic at very low levels, these chemicals are already in the blood of 98% of Americans and are contaminating Massachusetts drinking water, rivers, lakes, oceans, soil, plants and wildlife. Learn about 2026 legislation to protect our water and health from PFAS!
An act relative to toxic free kids (H4357, S2660) Fact Sheet
Toxic chemicals shouldn’t be in things children use every day. Unfortunately, children’s products can contain PFAS, lead, asbestos, phthalates, bisphenols, and other chemicals that are harmful to children’s health and development. Learn more about 2026 legislation to change this!