Clean Water
Clean Water
Access to clean, safe, reliable water is a fundamental human right. Clean water is essential to our health, our communities, and all living things. Yet across the country, drinking water sources are increasingly threatened by pollution, weakened protections, and climate impacts.
Clean water is essential to our health and all living things
Sierra Club is working to address the widespread pollution of our drinking water across the country. We are focused on upholding and strengthening federal and state protections while empowering communities to protect their water.
PFAS are known as “forever chemicals” because they never break down in the environment. It is estimated that more than 172 million people have these toxic chemicals in their drinking water.
What We Are Doing
Sierra Club is working to end the ongoing use of PFAS chemicals in products ranging from firefighting foam to fast food wrappers. We call for government agencies and chemical companies to be responsible for cleaning up contamination in the thousands of communities harmed by PFAS chemicals.
Victory!
Sierra Club Chapters have been instrumental in fighting the spread of PFAS.
Dangerous forever chemicals are found in sewage sludge, the solids left over from wastewater treatment plants. Some states and towns have banned the spreading of this dangerous sludge on farmland or selling compost derived from it in stores thanks to advocacy and water tests conducted by Sierra Club chapters.
What You Can Do
Tell the EPA: Get PFAS chemicals out of our water!
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