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Take action to protect Rhode Island families from toxic PFAS chemicals

PFAS are a class of human-made chemicals that are incredibly persistent in the environment and also highly toxic. It's time to pass a comprehensive ban on toxic PFAS in Rhode Island!

New Year, New Rhode Island Legislative Session!

January 3, 2023 | By Kerry Doyle

The 2023 Rhode Island legislative session has started! Clean Water Action and our allies had some big environmental wins in 2022, and we’ve spent the “off-season” preparing to hit the ground running. Here are our 2023 legislative priorities:

Fighting the Illusion of Ambivalence, One Door at a Time

July 21, 2022 | By Sofia Yee-Wadsworth

Canvassing is a strange job. Essentially, you function as messenger, teacher, and banker all in the span of three to four minutes. It's exciting, it's interesting, but there is always a bit of trepidation when you're knocking on someone's door. First of all, there’s a fear of ambivalence. Given

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Be a Rhode Island Voter in 2022!

July 19, 2022 | By Kerry Doyle

Good news! Voting in Rhode Island just got a lot easier thanks to the grassroots efforts of the Let RI Vote coalition which Clean Water Action is a part of.

RI Leads the Way: Good News from the End of the 2022 Legislative Session

June 30, 2022 | By Jed Thorp

Ready for some good news? The 2022 Rhode Island General Assembly wrapped up last week, and we are happy to report that several of Clean Water Action’s priority bills crossed the finish line! T

Birch Salon & Gallery / Aveda is celebrating Earth Month with Clean Water!

April 22, 2022 | By Avanti Tulpule

We all understand the importance of practicing self care in our daily lives - and it feels even better when we know our self care is environmentally sustainable. This is why Clean Water has a history of working with Aveda, who has chosen Clean Water yet again as their local Earth Month partner! In