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Clean Water Action Welcomes Proposed Drinking Limits for PFAS Chemicals - Calls on EPA to Act Decisively to Hold Polluters Accountable and Curtail Uses
“EPA’s proposed limits on PFAS chemicals in drinking water will prevent serious illness and death. We urge EPA to be equally decisive in holding polluters accountable for contaminated drinking water all over the country and in curtailing the many thousand PFAS chemicals in everyday use.”
EPA Proposes to Strengthen Water Pollution Rules for Coal Plants
In 2020 Clean Water Action joined an Earthjustice lawsuit challenging weakening of these regulations by the Trump administration, and today’s proposed rule is in response to that case.
Clean Water Waves | In The News, February 2023
Our work to protect clean water across the country often makes the news. Clean Water Waves highlights recent articles featuring our staff speaking on their areas of activism and expertise. In This Issue: The Clean Water Act under attack, pipelines in Michigan, PFAS in Minnesota, Trains and Pipes in PA, and environmental justice in MA and NJ.
REI announces it will ban PFAS in all textiles
Leading outdoor retailer REI has announced it will ban PFAS “forever chemicals” in all textile products and cookware from its suppliers, in a major update to its “Product Impact Standards” for its 1,000+ brand partners. REI’s restrictions take effect in the fall of 2024 for cookware and textile products including, but not limited to, apparel, accessories, footwear, packs, and bags. REI has granted a longer timeline for professional, expedition-level apparel to fall of 2026.
Ohio Train Wreck Could Be Biden’s Chance to Champion Chemical Safety
The chemical train derailment in East Palestine OH illuminates numerous problems around how we protect communities from chemical hazards.