Pennsylvania

Clean Water Action works in Pennsylvania to protect our water and health, from watershed to water tap. Our campaigns focus on clean water, air pollution, climate change, zero waste, and environmental justice.

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Be a Clean Water Voter: 2026 Pennsylvania Endorsements

Make your Clean Water Voter voice heard in Pennsylvania.

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Clean Water's Annual Fundraiser and Celebration: September 24 from 6 to 9 pm

Watershed to Water Tap - Clean Water’s 26th Annual Fundraiser & Celebration in Philadelphia!

September 24, 2026 | Philadelphia, PA

Please join us at Xi West in Philadelphia as we celebrate the hard work and accomplishments of 2026 with good company, good food and drinks, and good music!

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Civic Engagement and Democracy in Pennsylvania

Clean Water Action endorses and works to elect candidates at all levels of government that share our priorities to better protect our environment and safeguard our public health.

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Protecting Pennsylvania from Oil and Gas Development

Fracking operations have already contaminated drinking water; dumped wastewater on roads and in to waterways; and crisscrossed Pennsylvania with pipelines. Clean Water Action is working to protect sensitive areas like parks and forests, prevent roll back of safeguards and transition Pennsylvania to a renewable energy future.

Protecting Pennsylvania's Water

Clean Water Action is working to protect our waterways from development using zoning as a tool for implementing buffer requirements, as well as promoting green infrastructure to protect and improve water quality.

Reducing Waste in Pennsylvania Communities

Plastic pollution affects everyone by reducing our quality of life, blighting our neighborhoods, and contributing to water pollution and the degradation of our planet. Clean Water Action is working to reduce single use plastic bags as a first step toward addressing broader plastic litter and illegal dumping issues.

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Protecting Pennsylvania Communities from the Hazards of Lead

Clean Water Action is working to protect public health by reducing lead exposure through drinking water and in paint, dust, and soil, and by educating Pennsylvanians on how to identify and reduce lead in their communities.