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New England Currents | Summer 2025

July 16, 2025 | By Clean Water Action Rhode Island, Clean Water Action Massachusetts, and Clean Water Action Connecticut

In this Issue: New England States Sticking to Bans on Toxic “Forever Chemicals” in Pans; Plastic-Free July Update: ReThink Gains Ground in Cafeterias; CT Team Scores Big Legislative Wins in 2025; Honoring Longtime Connecticut Director, Anne Hulick; Energy Network; PFAS Victory; What’s Next for the Rhode Island Bottle Bill; Fighting for Asthma Justice in Massachusetts; Toxic Free Kids; National Updates.

Preview of first page of the letter submitted to EPA on April 23, 2025

Letter to EPA: Refrain from Further Narrowing the Definition of the “Waters of the United States”

April 23, 2025 | By Julie MacNamara, Clean Water Action, and Clean Water Fund

Clean Water Action / Clean Water Fund submitted the following comment letter as part of the April 2025 public comment period for EPA's Request for Recommendations on the definition of the "Waters of the United States"

Case Study: Bedford Public Schools pdf preview

ReThink Disposable Case Study: Bedford Public Schools

April 17, 2025 | By ReThink Disposable in Massachusetts

Bedford Public Schools, located in Bedford, Massachusetts, serve approximately 2,500 students across four schools. Thanks to a generous donation from PlasticFreeRestaurants.org, the schools’ polystyrene (foam) lunch trays were traded for Ahimsa stainless steel reusable trays.

Putting Drinking Water First: Clean Water Act Protections for Streams and Wetlands are Essential for Safeguarding Drinking Water

April 15, 2025 | By Lynn Thorp, Sean Jackson, Julie MacNamara, and Troy Wynne

The Clean Water Act is intended to protect waterways from harmful pollutants, yet many streams and wetlands have lost their protections and others continue to be at risk. Streams and wetlands are more than just landscape features — they are critical parts of our natural water infrastructure that influence downstream water quality, including in drinking water sources.

Skip The Stuff Case Study: Borough Of Red Bank

ReThink Disposable Case Study | Borough of Red Bank

March 11, 2025 | By ReThink Disposable Case Studies

In 2024, ten New Jersey municipalities passed Skip the Stuff Ordinances, which has restaurants only provide single-use cutlery and condiments upon request for take-out orders. Red Bank’s Green Team, with the help of Clean Water Action, created educational flyers in English and Spanish and provided outreach to businesses and residents.

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