PFASs Chemicals – Protecting Our Drinking Water And Our Health
PFASs is a class of human-made chemicals which includes Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances These chemicals are very long-lived, which means that they remain in the environment and in humans and wildlife for a very long time. Two of these chemicals, PFOA and PFOS are relatively well known, and manufacturers have voluntarily stopped producing them. However, PFOA and PFAS continue to be detected at contaminated sites, in water, and in our bodies.
Protecting Groundwater in Minnesota
Clean Water Action believes that everyone has a right to safe and affordable drinking water.
To make this a reality, it is vital to put drinking water first. To do that it is important that elected and appointed officials at every level of government make decisions with drinking water in mind. That means they consider the downstream impacts on drinking water sources of agricultural, industrial, and every day activities and that protecting drinking water sources.
Minnesota Guide to Lead in Our Drinking Water and Lead Service Lines
Learn more about lead, what it is, how it gets into our homes, and what you can do about it below.
What Clean Water Action Is Doing About Lead in Minnesota
The Problem with Corporate Industrial Agriculture and Minnesota’s Water
One of the greatest threats to the quality and health of Minnesota’s rivers, lakes, streams, and drinking water sources is excess chemicals, fertilizers, and sediment from irresponsible agricultura
Solutions for Industrial Corporate Agriculture Pollution in Minnesota’s Waters
One of the greatest threats to the quality and health of Minnesota’s rivers, lakes, streams, and drinking water sources comes in the form of excess chemicals, fertilizers, and sediment from irrespo
