Filter By:
Type
State
Priority
Posted On
Search Results
Watch Our Short Film to Learn More About the PFAS -- the "Forever Chemical"
PFAS are a class of chemicals that are used to make products grease proof, waterproof and stain resistant. PFAS chemicals have been dubbed “forever chemicals” because they and their breakdown products are extremely persistent, lasting thousands of years or more.
PFAS-Containing Firefighting Foams
Firefighters are particularly at risk from PFAS exposure because they are exposed to AFFF during both training and actual fires. Additionally, some of their firefighting gear contain PFAS chemicals. A study of Los Angeles fire fighters done by Biomonitoring California demonstrated elevated levels of PFOS and other PFAS chemicals in their test subjects.
DC Statehood
DC residents lack basic citizenship rights. Statehood is the only path to equal rights and full citizenship for residents of the District – it is the "unfinished chapter of the civil rights movement." More than 700,000 DC residents deserve to have a voting representative and two senators in Congress along with all the other citizenship rights every other American enjoys.
That is why we support statehood for the District of Columbia and are calling on Congress to make DC the 51st state.
DC residents pay the highest federal taxes in the country, yet have no voting representation in either the
Tackling California's PFAS Problem
You may never have heard of PFAS, but they're a class of toxic chemicals that are everywhere. These man-made chemicals have traveled through the environment into the far reaches of the world, and they don’t break down and go away, which is why they're called “forever” chemicals.
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.