Rhode Island

Rhode Island

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Providence, RI 02909
401.331.6972
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Clean Water Action's 18th Annual Breakfast of Champions (From Home!)

You are invited to attend Clean Water Action's 18th Annual Breakfast of Champions (from home!) happening Friday, May 8th, 2020 at 9:30 am! Purchase tickets or become a sponsor.

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Toxic Chemicals

Tell legislators to keep toxic chemicals like PFAS out of our food packaging!

PFAS or per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances can be toxic to humans and yet they are found in our food packaging (pizza boxes, bakery paper, microwave popcorn bags, and more).

Take Action! Tell legislators to keep toxic chemicals like PFAS out of our food packaging.
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Civic Engagement and Elections, Water, Toxic Chemicals

PFAS Chemicals – Protecting Our Drinking Water And Our Health

PFAS are a class of human-made chemicals which includes Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances.

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Toxic Chemicals

Protect Families and Firefighters from Flame Retardants

Flame retardant chemicals sound like a good thing.

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Civic Engagement and Elections, Water, Toxic Chemicals

New England Currents | Fall 2018

Find out what's going on inside!

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Green Infrastructure Coalition

Clean Water Action is a leading member of the Rhode Island Green Infrastructure Coalition, which advocates for natural landscaping methods to help clean and control storm water. Learn more.

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Water, Toxic Chemicals

New England Currents | Spring/Summer 2020

In this issue: MASSACHUSETTS: Taking a stand against racism and police brutality, Clean Water Action responds to COVID-19, Safe Cleaning and Disinfection in the Age of Coronavirus, IStandWithMashpee, Re-elect Ed Markey to the US Senate. RHODE ISLAND: A Safe and Healthy Rhode Island. CONNECTICUT: Tackling PFAS Contamination, Pressing for Bold Climate Action Requires Energy Efficiency.

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Rhode Island Campaigns

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Climate Resilience

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Energize Rhode Island

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Green Scene

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A Safe and Healthy Rhode Island

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Waste

Reducing Plastic Waste and COVID-19

March 31, 2020

Across the country and the world, we are all struggling to cope with the new reality that is COVID-19.

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Toxic Chemicals

Leading the Way: Bright City Providence Moves Towards Environmentally Preferable Purchasing

October 22, 2019

How can your City green its procurement? Safer States developed a Sustainable Procurement Roadmap with sample policies and strategies for implementation. Both the Center for Environmental Health and the Responsible Purchasing Network are available for one-on-one technical support.

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The year nothing got done: Recap of the 2019 General Assembly session

July 23, 2019

When the 2019 General Assembly session began in early January, we had high hopes that this would be a banner year for the environment and public health.

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