drinking water

Join us for the Flint/Pittsburgh Day of Action!

June 2, 2026 | Pittsburgh, PA

Join us for the Flint/Pittsburgh Day of Action, a day to come together to reflect on lead crisis that impacted Pittsburgh, acknowledge its parallels to the Flint crisis, stand with the families still living with the consequences, and make sure private water corporations like Veolia are not allowed to sweep their record under the rug and are held accountable when they contaminate our drinking water.

Flint/Pittsburgh Day of Action event graphic

Drinking Water Week: The Water You Don’t See

May 4, 2026 | By Julie MacNamara

It’s Drinking Water Week and let’s face it: We often take for granted that safe, reliable drinking water makes its way to our tap. We don’t really think about it unless a problem occurs, like an outage, a leak, or a water main break.

Lead Free Water in Pennsylvania Schools

Take Action! Tell your legislator to support SB 759 and lead-free schools!

image of a kid drinking from a fountain (canva image)

Beyond the Bars: Water, Rights & Environmental Justice in New Jersey Prisons

June 24, 2025 | By X Braithwaite

Incarceration is often framed solely as a criminal justice issue—but behind the walls of New Jersey’s correctional facilities, a public health crisis is unfolding. In the work of liberation, we must remember the places people are told to forget—where the walls are high, the air is thick, and the water is unclean.

The Safe Drinking Water Act at 50 – What Does the Future Hold?

December 16, 2024 | By Lynn Thorp

As we celebrate the successes of the landmark drinking water law, we are also committed to pushing for continued progress in providing safe drinking water for everyone and elevating the imperative to keep dangerous pollution out of our water, our air, and our communities.