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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
Allegheny County Lead Safe Homes Program
We’re partnering with Allegheny County on their Lead Safe Homes Program which provides testing throughout your home to identify areas that may be lead hazards as well as connects you with a Certified Lead Abatement Contractor to make repairs to all lead hazards found in your home. Plus all these service to keep you and your family safe from lead exposure are FREE.
2019-2020 Pennsylvania Environmental Scorecard
The scores don’t lie. They tell the real story about whether or not our legislators are working to protect our environment, health and safety or serving other agendas. That’s why we collaborated on the 2019-2020 PA Environmental Scorecard which compiles a list of the most important environmental votes taken this session in the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
Clean Your Air: Apply to the Clairton Home Air Filter Distribution Program
A coalition of organizations working in the City of Clairton have established a free program to provide portable air cleaners in Clairton homes to reduce exposure to outdoor and indoor air pollution.
PFAS Chemicals – Protecting Our Drinking Water And Our Health
PFAS are a class of human-made chemicals that very long-lived, which means that they remain in the environment and in humans and wildlife for a very long time. Clean Water is taking on pollution from these "Forever Chemicals" through education, research, working with impacted communities, advocating for legislation and regulation at the state and national level, supporting Safe Drinking Water Act monitoring, holding polluters accountable, and more.