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Letter to EPA: Propose PFAS Standards in Drinking Water
Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund co-authored and mobilized allies to sign a letter urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Biden Administration to propose first-ever federal drinking water standards for some PFAS chemicals. EPA was supposed to publish the proposal in late 2022 but has yet to do so. The following letter, signed by over 100 environmental organizations, urges Administration officials and EPA to move forward which will lead to a public comment period and then finalization of Safe Drinking Water Act limits.
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Coalition Letter to Governor McKee: Support a Bottle Bill for Rhode Island
A new coalition of state environmental organizations, the Rhode Island Zero Waste Coalition, have sent a joint letter to Governor Dan McKee asking him to support a container deposit law, or “bottle bill,” to fight plastic pollution and increase recycling in Rhode Island.
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Report: The Need to Enforce Waste Bans in Massachusetts
Every year in Massachusetts more than 40% of the waste in landfills, incinerators, or as litter (more than 2 million tons) is composed of materials that were banned from disposal long ago by Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection regulations. This report covers the scope of the problem and provides recommendations to eliminate this substantial portion of the waste stream.
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Letter to EPA: On 2022 Draft Aquatic Life Ambient Water Criteria Recommendations for PFOA and PFOS
Clean Water urges EPA to finalize the most protective PFOA/PFOS aquatic life criteria possible and to move quickly to draft aquatic life criteria for other PFAS compounds.
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Clean Water Currents | Winter 2022
In This Issue: Happy Birthday To Us! The Celebration Continues! | Bob Wendelgass Sends a Clear Message to SCOTUS: Keep the Clean Water Act Intact! | Source Water Collaborative Launches Clean Water Act Interactive Infographic | REI — Remove PFAS from Your Products! | The Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act — One Year Later | Continue to Stand With Us to Demand Environmental Justice for All | Exciting Election News | We’re Making Year-End Giving Easy!
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