Clean Water Action

The Clean Water Act is under attack.
Communities are at risk.
Time to #ProtectWhatYouLove
Goal: 5,000 gifts by Dec 31
Donate: cleanwater.org/yearend-2025

Stop the Without strong public opposition, polluters will succeed in weakening the Clean Water Act and threatening safe water for millions — and EPA is only accepting comments for a limited time. Get your message in TODAY.

After the Supreme Court’s Sackett decision gutted protections for wetlands, EPA should be restoring safeguards — not removing MORE.
We have a short window to speak out.
📢 Add your comment today https://act.cleanwater.org/page/181693/action/1?ea.tracking.id=social
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Arkansas lawmakers say water rule proposal would help U.S. industries, establish clarity | Camden News WASHINGTON -- Members of the Arkansas congressional delegation back the Trump administration's proposed regulation for water bodies, contending the suggested revision from previous rules would alleviate frustration from policymakers and industries alike.

Our own Sean Jackson spoke with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette about the proposed WOTUS rollback, warning it’s “a continuous attack on the most important protection for water in the U.S.” Read more: https://www.camdenarknews.com/news/2025/nov/30/cn-arkansas-lawmakers-say-water-rule-proposal-would/

Winter Currents is out. From the “Permission to Pollute Act” to EPA coal wastewater delays and new threats to streams + wetlands, clean water is on the line. Read the newsletter: https://cleanwater.org/publications/clean-water-currents-winter-2025

If you love your water, the water you drink, cook with, and bathe your children in, now is the moment to protect it. Polluters are pushing a dangerous rollback. Help us reach 1,000 people defending clean water today. cleanwater.org/giving-tuesday-2025
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EPA is poised to strip protections from the small streams and wetlands upstream of everything we care about: drinking water, wildlife, and whole communities. Help us reach 1,000 people standing up today.

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We’re facing one of the most serious threats to clean water in a generation. If polluters and dirty-water politicians win, we all lose; our health and our drinking water. Help us reach 1,000 people standing up today. cleanwater.org/giving-tuesday-2025
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Make a Donation to Clean Water for #GivingTuesday! Giving Tuesday is December 2. Your generous donation gets us one step closer to our goal of water that is fishable, swimmable and drinkable for all people in all communities. Let’s keep winning for our water and our health, together! #GivingTuesday #GivingTuesday2025 #ProtectCleanWater

Polluters think that if they control the rules, they control the outcome, and they’re counting on us to be silent. Not in the past. Not now. Not in the future. Help us reach 1,000 people defending clean water today.

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Polluters are working overtime to rip the heart out of the Clean Water Act with their reckless Polluted Water rule. Nobody wants weaker protections except a handful of insiders. Help us reach 1,000 people. cleanwater.org/giving-tuesday-2025

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EPA’s “Polluted Water Rule” is a direct attack on small streams, wetlands, and everything downstream, including our drinking water. Get a shirt from our Clean Water Store to show your support.

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Make a Donation to Clean Water for #GivingTuesday! Giving Tuesday is December 2. Your generous donation gets us one step closer to our goal of water that is fishable, swimmable and drinkable for all people in all communities. Let’s keep winning for our water and our health, together! #GivingTuesday #GivingTuesday2025 #ProtectCleanWater

We need your support to fight for clean water. Giving Tuesday is coming. Help us get to 1,000 strong. cleanwater.org/giving-tuesday-2025

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What are you thankful for this season? Clean Water Action’s National Water Projects Coordinator, Julie McNamara, shares an important, powerful message.

Protect clean water today: cleanwater.org/giving-tuesday-2025

CO’s rivers, streams, & wetlands are at risk. As the Water Quality Control Commission finalizes Reg 87, Coloradans need to speak up for protections that cover all state waters & support our communities, farms, & wildlife.

Sign: https://act.cleanwater.org/page/180961/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=social

House Climate Bill is a Big Step Backwards – read our coalition op-ed Coalition partners Cindy Luppi, Clean Water Action; Kyle Murray, Acadia Center; Caitlin Peale Sloan, Conservation Law Foundation; and John Walkey, GreenRoots jointly authored the following op-ed, published in the Commonwealth Beacon on November 15th, 2025.

People power wins! 💥MA climate rollbacks + energy affordability cuts? Blocked.
Your calls + emails made it happen. Thank you, Clean Water members! 💚
Read more in our blog—and keep the pressure on.

https://cleanwater.org/2025/11/17/house-climate-bill-big-step-backwards-read-our-coalition-op-ed

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THANK YOU for a wonderful 2025 Fall Toast on Saturday! Check out FOUR of our State Directors, past and present, in one photo! Thank you Brooke Suter, Roger Smith, Anne Hulick, and Christine Bartlett-Josie for your dedication to protecting Connecticut's health, water, and climate future!

Congrats to Elizabeth, winner of our Killswitch Engage giveaway. Killswitch Engage used their “Aftermath” video to call out the real impacts of water pollution and why stopping it at the source matters.

Watch: https://youtu.be/MXqx5D2hziM
Support: cleanwater.org/killswitchengage

Our Clean Water Store is REOPEN! 👕 Get your “Protect Clean Water” tee and show your support for a healthier future. Eco-friendly + 100% cotton. 🌎

Every purchase supports Clean Water Action & our fight to protect the Clean Water Act.

🎁 Shop: https://shopcleanwater.org/

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Join Clean Water Action for a Fall Port Tour! Experience NJ’s Goods Movement Industry in motion and and it’s everyday impacts by attending a port bus tour. We'll guide you through last-mile warehouse facilities and one of the busiest ports in the country - Port of Newark. You'll also experience electric vehicle rides and demonstrations! RSVP today:

Join Clean Water Action NJ's free Port Bus Tour on Sat, 11/15 (10am–2pm). Tour the Port of Newark, see EV demos, enjoy lunch, and learn how to advocate for zero-emission ports and cleaner air. RSVP now.

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Join Clean Water Action NJ on Mon, Nov 17 at 10am at the Trenton Statehouse Annex for the Climate Superfund Rally. Let’s make the Climate Superfund Act (S3545/A4696) law in 2025.

RSVP now: https://act.cleanwater.org/page/180422/subscribe/1?ea.tracking.id=social

SCREENING: "We Are All Plastic People Now" with panel discussion Join us at a special documentary screening of Plastic People hosted by our friends at the Howard County Group of the Sierra Club - and hear from our Chesapeake Regional Director Emily Ranson on the panel about what we can do!

Join CWA Maryland & HC Sierra Club for We’re All Plastic People Now, an Emmy-winning doc on microplastics + health. Panel feat. Emily Ranson on protecting MD’s clean water.

Nov 12 | 6–8 PM
Columbia, MD
Free snacks + drinks!

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Honoring Clean Water Veterans and others around the nation. Thank you for your service. Your courage and willingness to place others above yourselves stand as a powerful example of service in its truest form. We Salute You! #VeteransDay

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Happy Election Day! Your Vote is Your Voice - Go Vote ✅

Call 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) with any voting questions or issues today. Trained, non-partisan #ElectionProtection volunteers are on standby ready to help you vote! #ProtectOurVote

Stamford Leads the Way in Cutting Plastic Trash — and Costs Local governments are on the front lines in the fight against plastic pollution — and the City of Stamford is stepping up as a leader. This summer, Stamford’s Board of Representatives voted in favor o...

See how Zero Waste policies fight litter AND save cities and towns money. Thank you Karen Camporeale, of the Stamford Board of Representatives, for your leadership on this effort!

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Tell EPA that our water protections can't wait! In 2024, we won stronger regulations to limit the toxic wastewater that coal-fired power plants dump into our rivers, lakes and streams. Now Trump's EPA wants to delay these regulations and allow coal...

Stop toxic coal pollution!
Trump’s EPA wants to delay clean water protections for 5 more years—letting coal plants dump toxins into our rivers & lakes.
💧 Tell EPA: Don’t delay, protect our water now!
🗓️ Comment before Nov. 3, 2025
👉 act.cleanwater.org/page/179274/action/1?ea.tracking.id=social

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Toxic Tricks from Coal Plants 👻

Don’t let coal plants get away with it! Trump’s EPA wants to delay pollution limits, letting dirty plants keep dumping poisons into our rivers.

Tell EPA: No more toxic treats! 🍬💀
👉 Submit your comment by Nov 3: act.cleanwater.org/page/179274/...

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Walk the Talk: Beauty Justice & Breast Health Join Clean Water Action and local partners on Saturday, November 1st at Weequahic Park in Newark for a a mindful two-mile walk honoring breast cancer survivors, interactive education stations about to...

If you're in the NJ area, Join Clean Water Action on Sat Nov 1 at Weequahic Park, Newark. A mindful 2-mile walk honoring breast cancer survivors, plus education on toxic beauty products and a resource fair with safer-beauty tools and breast-health support. act.cleanwater.org/page/177755/...

Gavin Newsom’s veto on bill to ban Pfas hands industry a win, advocates fear Decision from governor, eyeing presidential bid, could echo across US as similar bans considered in states like New York

“California’s position as the world’s fourth-largest economy would have created momentum to remove #PFAS from these products everywhere,” said Andria Ventura, the legislative director for Clean Water Action.

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2025 Annual Member Meeting Join us for our 2025 Clean Water Action Member Meeting as we celebrate The Power of Clean Water Action!

Join us Oct 30 (7–8:30 PM ET) for Clean Water Action’s 2025 Member Meeting!

💧 Theme: The Power of Clean Water ACTION! Hear from our team + special guest Dana Strande as we honor Amara Strande’s fight against PFAS.

Register 👉 cleanwater.org/2025-member-meeting

Meet Clean Water Action's Endorsed Candidates in New Jersey for 2025 Clean Water Action is proud to announce our endorsements this election in recognition of the hard work and achievements of true environmental champions.

NEW JERSEY VOTERS 📢 This election is crucial! ✅ Early voting: Oct 25 - Nov 2, 10 AM - 8 PM (Mon-Sat), 10 AM - 6 PM (Sun). Find a location: www.nj.gov/state/elections/vote-early-voting.shtml ✅ Check out endorsed candidates!👇 #CleanWaterVoter #NewJersey

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From PFAS to the Power Grid: Join us for a MA State House Update Join us on Wed. Oct. 22 from 7-8 PM EST for a fun, casual virtual member meeting! Hear from Clean Water’s team of experts and organizers. We’ll break down what happened so far, where we go from here, ...

Massachusetts Event Alert 📢 Join our MA State House Update Webinar TONIGHT at 7 PM ET! 💙 Hear from Clean Water’s experts & how YOU can help! Bring questions & your favorite fall drink! RSVP for the Zoom link!👇

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