California

Earth Month 2025 – Getting PFAS out of California's Groundwater

April 16, 2025 | By Mac Glackin

Clean Water Action and our local environmental justice allies are dedicated to safeguarding California’s waters from PFAS pollution! This Earth Month, we’re focusing on telling the story of how our legislative efforts to address PFAS pollution affect communities reliant on groundwater in California.

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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!

ReThink Takes on Takeout - No More Trash To-Go

April 10, 2025 | By Julie Wedge

Changing consumer behavior to return reusable takeout items - creating the circular economy we are looking to build - will take time, education, and commitment from the food service industry and programs such as ours, so ReThink Disposable is rethinking takeout.

Earth Month Open House - April 24th 2025

California Earth Month Open House

April 24, 2025 | Oakland , CA

Come join Clean Water Action for an open house Earth Month celebration! Drop in and gather with friends and colleagues to enjoy refreshments at our Oakland office.

Taking On PFAS and Polluters - National Teflon Day 2025

April 4, 2025 | By Andria Ventura

Did you know that April 6th is National Teflon Day? That’s right, it’s a day to celebrate a product that is severely toxic to humans and has helped contaminate the planet! But the industry wants you to think that is a good thing. In California, Clean Water Action is celebrating National Teflon Day a different way.

Happy Earth Month — Join Our Pledge To Get Rid Of PFAS In California!

April 1, 2025 | By Andria Ventura

A wide group of industries have made billions making PFAS or putting them in products. Now we’re asking for them to be removed. SB 823 (Allen) is a sweeping bill that would require PFAS to be removed from most products in California just a few years.