Preventing PFAS Pollution

PFAS chemicals have been dubbed “forever chemicals”, because they are extremely persistent, lasting thousands of years in the environment. Small amounts of the toxic chemicals can cause many serious health problems. Clean Water is working at the national and state level to stop PFAS pollution at the source.

 

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Ban Unncessary PFAS in CA - Support SB 682!

Toxic PFAS chemicals cause cancer, reproductive harm, impaired immunity, and contaminate drinking water sources for 25 million Californians. SB 682 (Allen) will ban PFAS for all non-essential uses. Tell your state lawmakers you want sustainable products, without health risks and environmental contamination!
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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.
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2025 California Legislative Priorities

This year Clean Water Action is sponsoring four groundbreaking bills to restrict the continued use of super-toxic chemicals before they enter our water and bodies and ensure that all Californians have access to clean, affordable water.
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California Toxics Program: 2024 In Review

As we round out 2024, the Toxics Program wanted to share some of our top victories and a quick look ahead with our members. Please be assured that you are part of these achievements. We can’t do our work without your support, so this comes with our thanks and our hope that you’ll continue to be part of California’s Clean Water Action family.
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Clean Water Currents | Spring 2025

In This Issue: Clean Water Act Protections Under Attack: Urge EPA to Protect Our Water | Defending Our Safeguards | Dismantling Environmental Justice Initiatives Harms Us All | Update From Jeff Carter, President & CEO | State and Regional News: California, Chesapeake Region (Maryland, DC, Virginia), Michigan, Minnesota, New England (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island), New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

Minnesota 2023 PFAS Prevention Package: Amara's Law

In 2023, Minnesota passed the strongest PFAS prevention legislation in the country. The legislation was named Amara's Law after Amara Strande, a young woman who grew up in an area contaminated by PFAS and diagnosed with an exceedingly rare form of cancer. Amara advocated and testified in support of the bills banning all non-essential use of PFAS chemicals, requiring manufacturers who are selling products in Minnesota to disclose if PFAS chemicals are present, and to close a loophole in the 2019 bill that ended the use of PFAS in firefighting foam.

Clean Water Currents | Spring 2024

In This Issue: We Are Closer to an Important Victory in Getting Lead Out of Drinking Water | Update From Jeff Carter, President & CEO | State Infrastructure Programs - New Report Finds Opportunities to Improve Transparency and Accessibility | News Updates | Protecting Water After the Devastating Sackett v. EPA Supreme Court Decision | State and Regional News

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