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Green plant sprouting out of ground with hands planting for Earth Month

Earth Month Origins: The Movement That Changed Our Water Forever

April 1, 2026 | By LaTrice Harrison

Each April, Earth Month builds on the legacy of Earth Day, first held on April 22, 1970, when an estimated 20 million Americans gathered in response to growing concerns about widespread environmental damage and limited laws in place to protect clean air, clean water, public health and pollution.

Sounding the Alarm on... Nap Mats?

May 14, 2018 | By Nicole Pavlick

ATTENTION! Thanks to researchers in Seattle, WA, a recently released study demonstrated that eliminating a single source of toxic flame retardants—nap mats—from a day care center can drastically reduce children’s exposure to the hazardous chemicals. The results show that foam nap mats in childcare

Septic tank lid. photo: flickr.com/mmwm (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Michigan needs a strong statewide sanitary code

May 9, 2018 | By Sean McBrearty

Each year, 9.4 billion gallons of raw sewage flow into our lakes and rivers from leaking septic systems, but Michigan is the only state in the U.S. without a uniform sanitary code requiring periodic inspections of septic systems. For years, we have been working to address this problem, by

Fair Farms, Wise Choice

May 8, 2018 | By Emily Ranson

Last year, Clean Water Action, along with our partners in Fair Farms and the MD Keep Antibiotics Working coalition, passed legislation that phases out the use of antibiotics to treat healthy animals. Antibiotics can still be used to treat and control disease outbreaks. Some of the largest chicken

When it comes to your grocery cart, it's all about choice.

Activism & Inspiration at Clean Water Action's 32nd Annual Conference

May 7, 2018 | By Jenny Vickers

We are still reeling from our conference that happened last weekend, Saturday, April 28th at The Wardlaw+Hartridge School, in Edison. We enjoyed sharing the work we are doing to protect New Jersey’s environment and appreciated learning about the organizing people are doing to make a difference in their communities. Check out the conference photos here!