Clean Water Action Massachusetts
@cleanh2oma.bsky.social
Safeguarding our environment, standing up for climate justice, and advocating for toxic-free products in Massachusetts!
Get involved: cleanwater.org/MA
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Get involved: cleanwater.org/MA
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Last week, parents, pediatricians, environmental organizers, and GIRL SCOUTS all said the same thing: Toxic chemicals do not belong in children's products!
Let's get legislation passed this year. Thank you to @jocomerford.bsky.social and Rep. Hawkins for showing up for kids! #mapoli
Let's get legislation passed this year. Thank you to @jocomerford.bsky.social and Rep. Hawkins for showing up for kids! #mapoli
Homegrown offshore wind is on a winning streak! 5 out of 5 Northeast wind projects are back under construction with the final turbine for Vineyard Wind sailing last week. The federal government's attacks can't stop New England workers from getting the job done. #NE4OSW
February 6, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Homegrown offshore wind is on a winning streak! 5 out of 5 Northeast wind projects are back under construction with the final turbine for Vineyard Wind sailing last week. The federal government's attacks can't stop New England workers from getting the job done. #NE4OSW
Last week, parents, pediatricians, environmental organizers, and GIRL SCOUTS all said the same thing: Toxic chemicals do not belong in children's products!
Let's get legislation passed this year. Thank you to @jocomerford.bsky.social and Rep. Hawkins for showing up for kids! #mapoli
Let's get legislation passed this year. Thank you to @jocomerford.bsky.social and Rep. Hawkins for showing up for kids! #mapoli
February 3, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Last week, parents, pediatricians, environmental organizers, and GIRL SCOUTS all said the same thing: Toxic chemicals do not belong in children's products!
Let's get legislation passed this year. Thank you to @jocomerford.bsky.social and Rep. Hawkins for showing up for kids! #mapoli
Let's get legislation passed this year. Thank you to @jocomerford.bsky.social and Rep. Hawkins for showing up for kids! #mapoli
Thursday! Join us for a special screening of the film "Harm in the Water," a powerful doc that examines the devastating impact of industrial water pollution on Black communities along the Mississippi River.
Thur, Feb 5, 6pm
Suffolk University's Modern Theatre
RSVP:
act.cleanwater.org/page/185457/...
Thur, Feb 5, 6pm
Suffolk University's Modern Theatre
RSVP:
act.cleanwater.org/page/185457/...
Join us Feb. 5th for a viewing of the film “Harm in the Water”
Clean Water Action is co-sponsoring a screening of the film “Harm in the Water” - a powerful documentary that examines the devastating impact of industrial water pollution on Black communities along t...
act.cleanwater.org
February 2, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Thursday! Join us for a special screening of the film "Harm in the Water," a powerful doc that examines the devastating impact of industrial water pollution on Black communities along the Mississippi River.
Thur, Feb 5, 6pm
Suffolk University's Modern Theatre
RSVP:
act.cleanwater.org/page/185457/...
Thur, Feb 5, 6pm
Suffolk University's Modern Theatre
RSVP:
act.cleanwater.org/page/185457/...
Over 47 MA state legislators are among 300+ legislators pushing back against chemical industry efforts to weaken #TSCA and roll back health protections. The message to Congress: stand with communities, not polluters. @saferstates.bsky.social
Read more: www.saferstates.org/market-and-f...
Read more: www.saferstates.org/market-and-f...
Market and Federal Action - Safer States
www.saferstates.org
February 2, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Over 47 MA state legislators are among 300+ legislators pushing back against chemical industry efforts to weaken #TSCA and roll back health protections. The message to Congress: stand with communities, not polluters. @saferstates.bsky.social
Read more: www.saferstates.org/market-and-f...
Read more: www.saferstates.org/market-and-f...
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"A crisis emerges across the US as ‘forever chemicals’ quietly contaminate drinking water wells." Read the full article about ongoing PFAS contamination in Stella, Wisconsin: apnews.com/article/pfas...
A crisis emerges across the US as ‘forever chemicals’ quietly contaminate drinking water wells
The roughly 40 million Americans who get drinking water from wells are at particular risk when harmful forever chemicals contaminate the supply.
apnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:33 PM
"A crisis emerges across the US as ‘forever chemicals’ quietly contaminate drinking water wells." Read the full article about ongoing PFAS contamination in Stella, Wisconsin: apnews.com/article/pfas...
For the 100th anniversary of Black History Month,
we’re spotlighting Black leaders advancing clean water, public health, & Environmental Justice.
First: Colron Chambers, whose journey from organizer to National Board Chair reflects dedication, resilience, & service.
cleanwater.org/2026/01/28/b...
we’re spotlighting Black leaders advancing clean water, public health, & Environmental Justice.
First: Colron Chambers, whose journey from organizer to National Board Chair reflects dedication, resilience, & service.
cleanwater.org/2026/01/28/b...
Black History Month Clean Water Champion: Colron Chambers
Black History Month marks its 100th anniversary—a century of honoring Black legacy, leadership, and excellence. Throughout February, Clean Water Action will proudly spotlight our Black Water Champions...
cleanwater.org
February 2, 2026 at 3:39 PM
For the 100th anniversary of Black History Month,
we’re spotlighting Black leaders advancing clean water, public health, & Environmental Justice.
First: Colron Chambers, whose journey from organizer to National Board Chair reflects dedication, resilience, & service.
cleanwater.org/2026/01/28/b...
we’re spotlighting Black leaders advancing clean water, public health, & Environmental Justice.
First: Colron Chambers, whose journey from organizer to National Board Chair reflects dedication, resilience, & service.
cleanwater.org/2026/01/28/b...
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Less than 24 hours after Vineyard Wind secured a win in federal court that lifted the project suspension, it sailed its 62nd and final turbine tower out of the Port of New Bedford on a brutally cold Wednesday morning.
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Vineyard Wind’s final turbine tower heads out of New Bedford port - The New Bedford Light
It’s been more than two years of stops and starts, but the project is in the home stretch now that a federal court lifted a recent Trump suspension.
newbedfordlight.org
January 28, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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Today at the State House!
We're co-hosting a legislative briefing on An act relative to toxic free kids, to get the worst chemicals out of children’s products.
Shout out to the bill's champions @jocomerford.bsky.social and Rep. Hawkins!
cleanwater.org/releases/mas...
We're co-hosting a legislative briefing on An act relative to toxic free kids, to get the worst chemicals out of children’s products.
Shout out to the bill's champions @jocomerford.bsky.social and Rep. Hawkins!
cleanwater.org/releases/mas...
Massachusetts Lawmakers Push Local Protections for Kids
Children in the United States are surrounded all day long by toxic chemicals. Toxic chemicals are in mattresses, bedding, car seats, strollers, lotions, sunscreens, shampoos, diapers, band-aids, cloth...
cleanwater.org
January 28, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Today at the State House!
We're co-hosting a legislative briefing on An act relative to toxic free kids, to get the worst chemicals out of children’s products.
Shout out to the bill's champions @jocomerford.bsky.social and Rep. Hawkins!
cleanwater.org/releases/mas...
We're co-hosting a legislative briefing on An act relative to toxic free kids, to get the worst chemicals out of children’s products.
Shout out to the bill's champions @jocomerford.bsky.social and Rep. Hawkins!
cleanwater.org/releases/mas...
Big decision pending.
Let Massachusetts workers go back to work.
Let Massachusetts families access clean, affordable, homegrown energy.
#YesOnWind
Let Massachusetts workers go back to work.
Let Massachusetts families access clean, affordable, homegrown energy.
#YesOnWind
Anastasia E. Lennon is at federal court today in Boston, where Vineyard Wind, the state and the federal gov't will argue before a judge over why the suspension order barring construction should, or shouldn't, be lifted. Stay tuned for updates on this story and the hearing, which starts at 2 p.m.
January 27, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Big decision pending.
Let Massachusetts workers go back to work.
Let Massachusetts families access clean, affordable, homegrown energy.
#YesOnWind
Let Massachusetts workers go back to work.
Let Massachusetts families access clean, affordable, homegrown energy.
#YesOnWind
This Friday, come stand in solidarity with Minnesota. Let's show that Massachusetts stands ready to rally to abolish ICE.
January 22, 2026 at 3:28 PM
This Friday, come stand in solidarity with Minnesota. Let's show that Massachusetts stands ready to rally to abolish ICE.
#ZeroWaste win! Harrington Elementary School in Lexington joined our @rethinkdisposable.bsky.social campaign and swapped disposable trays for reusable!
The results:
✔️$3,696 in annual net savings!
✔️175,500 disposable items eliminated per year! That's 2 tons of waste!
cleanwater.org/case-study/h...
The results:
✔️$3,696 in annual net savings!
✔️175,500 disposable items eliminated per year! That's 2 tons of waste!
cleanwater.org/case-study/h...
Harrington Elementary School, Lexington, MA
Harrington Elementary School in Lexington, Massachusetts, serving 363 students, became the district’s second school to adopt reusable cafeteria trays and cutlery after replacing a broken dishwasher wi...
cleanwater.org
January 21, 2026 at 3:41 PM
#ZeroWaste win! Harrington Elementary School in Lexington joined our @rethinkdisposable.bsky.social campaign and swapped disposable trays for reusable!
The results:
✔️$3,696 in annual net savings!
✔️175,500 disposable items eliminated per year! That's 2 tons of waste!
cleanwater.org/case-study/h...
The results:
✔️$3,696 in annual net savings!
✔️175,500 disposable items eliminated per year! That's 2 tons of waste!
cleanwater.org/case-study/h...
Hearing a lot about toxic PFAS, but not sure what they are? Check out this short explainer! Want to go deeper? The Climate Voices Podcast discusses #PFAS, what they are, why they are a problem, and what we can do about them in their next episode!
youtu.be/NwJIZtbvNPw?...
youtu.be/NwJIZtbvNPw?...
PFAS: The "Forever Chemical" Threat No One Signed Up
YouTube video by The Climate Voices Podcast
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January 20, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Hearing a lot about toxic PFAS, but not sure what they are? Check out this short explainer! Want to go deeper? The Climate Voices Podcast discusses #PFAS, what they are, why they are a problem, and what we can do about them in their next episode!
youtu.be/NwJIZtbvNPw?...
youtu.be/NwJIZtbvNPw?...
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Take action! The chemical industry is pushing a bill that would roll back federal protections from toxic chemicals. Tell Congress: Protect people, not polluters!
#PolluterProtectionAct #TSCA #PFAS #phthalates
@toxicfreefuture.bsky.social @saferstates.bsky.social
act.cleanwater.org/page/183420/...
#PolluterProtectionAct #TSCA #PFAS #phthalates
@toxicfreefuture.bsky.social @saferstates.bsky.social
act.cleanwater.org/page/183420/...
Protect the Toxic Substances Control Act from the Chemical Lobby!
The chemical industry is lobbying hard to undermine the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) protections, which bans harmful chemicals and upholds the right of states to implement laws stronger than th...
act.cleanwater.org
January 20, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Take action! The chemical industry is pushing a bill that would roll back federal protections from toxic chemicals. Tell Congress: Protect people, not polluters!
#PolluterProtectionAct #TSCA #PFAS #phthalates
@toxicfreefuture.bsky.social @saferstates.bsky.social
act.cleanwater.org/page/183420/...
#PolluterProtectionAct #TSCA #PFAS #phthalates
@toxicfreefuture.bsky.social @saferstates.bsky.social
act.cleanwater.org/page/183420/...
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During the federal government shutdown, CWA’s Jon Scott visited Petrified Forest National Park and got a behind-the-scenes look at ReThink Disposable’s work to reduce single-use waste through park concessions: https://cleanwater.org/2026/01/06/exploring-reuse-at-petrified-forest-national-park
During Government Shutdown: Exploring Reusable Solutions at Petrified Forest National Park
Even with the park officially closed, I was able to get a tour showcasing all the different sustainable practices at Petrified Forest National Park. Read about the exciting changes being made as a result of Clean Water Fund’s ReThink Disposable collaboration with the park concession there.
cleanwater.org
January 14, 2026 at 6:02 PM
During the federal government shutdown, CWA’s Jon Scott visited Petrified Forest National Park and got a behind-the-scenes look at ReThink Disposable’s work to reduce single-use waste through park concessions: https://cleanwater.org/2026/01/06/exploring-reuse-at-petrified-forest-national-park
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Some great news to start the new year! 👏
Toxic bisphenols don’t belong in everyday products. Washington’s new rule keeps these harmful chemicals out of receipts, protecting the health of cashiers and shoppers. This is a great example of state leadership. #StatesInTheLead
Toxic bisphenols don’t belong in everyday products. Washington’s new rule keeps these harmful chemicals out of receipts, protecting the health of cashiers and shoppers. This is a great example of state leadership. #StatesInTheLead
🏆 WA just became the 1st state to ban all bisphenols in receipt paper & other thermal paper—protecting workers & shoppers from a hidden source of chemical exposure.
This is what health-protective policy looks like: proving we don’t have to accept toxic chemicals as the cost of doing business.
This is what health-protective policy looks like: proving we don’t have to accept toxic chemicals as the cost of doing business.
Washington state’s first-in-the-nation ban on toxic bisphenols in receipts takes effect - Toxic-Free Future
Washington state’s first-in-the-nation ban on toxic bisphenols in receipts takes effect; rule protects cashiers, shoppers, and families from hormone-disrupting chemicals.
toxicfreefuture.org
January 14, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Some great news to start the new year! 👏
Toxic bisphenols don’t belong in everyday products. Washington’s new rule keeps these harmful chemicals out of receipts, protecting the health of cashiers and shoppers. This is a great example of state leadership. #StatesInTheLead
Toxic bisphenols don’t belong in everyday products. Washington’s new rule keeps these harmful chemicals out of receipts, protecting the health of cashiers and shoppers. This is a great example of state leadership. #StatesInTheLead
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When chemical protections are weakened, communities pay the price.
TSCA helps prevent toxic exposure and avoids massive health and cleanup costs. The chemical industry wants Congress to roll it back.
Tell Congress to protect TSCA: https://cleanwater.org/actions/tell-congress-protect-tcsa
TSCA helps prevent toxic exposure and avoids massive health and cleanup costs. The chemical industry wants Congress to roll it back.
Tell Congress to protect TSCA: https://cleanwater.org/actions/tell-congress-protect-tcsa
January 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM
When chemical protections are weakened, communities pay the price.
TSCA helps prevent toxic exposure and avoids massive health and cleanup costs. The chemical industry wants Congress to roll it back.
Tell Congress to protect TSCA: https://cleanwater.org/actions/tell-congress-protect-tcsa
TSCA helps prevent toxic exposure and avoids massive health and cleanup costs. The chemical industry wants Congress to roll it back.
Tell Congress to protect TSCA: https://cleanwater.org/actions/tell-congress-protect-tcsa
Wednesday! How did toxic #PFAS poison the entire country?
Join us and the Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow for a virtual book talk with Sharon Udasin, co-author of Poisoning the Well, hosted by the Tewksbury Public Library.
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 7:00 PM on Zoom
RSVP: act.cleanwater.org/page/184279/...
Join us and the Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow for a virtual book talk with Sharon Udasin, co-author of Poisoning the Well, hosted by the Tewksbury Public Library.
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 7:00 PM on Zoom
RSVP: act.cleanwater.org/page/184279/...
Poisoning the Well: Join Us For a Free, Virtual Book Reading on 1/14!
You’re invited! Please join Clean Water Action, the Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow, and residents across Massachusetts for a virtual book talk on Wednesday, Jan 14th at 7 PM on Zoom with Sharon Udasi...
act.cleanwater.org
January 12, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Wednesday! How did toxic #PFAS poison the entire country?
Join us and the Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow for a virtual book talk with Sharon Udasin, co-author of Poisoning the Well, hosted by the Tewksbury Public Library.
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 7:00 PM on Zoom
RSVP: act.cleanwater.org/page/184279/...
Join us and the Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow for a virtual book talk with Sharon Udasin, co-author of Poisoning the Well, hosted by the Tewksbury Public Library.
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 7:00 PM on Zoom
RSVP: act.cleanwater.org/page/184279/...
New event from our friends at the North American Indian Center Of Boston! Join the launch of their 2026 Air Quality and Respiratory Health Program with a day of beading, Jan 18th, 1-4 PM. RSVP is required. All are welcome to join this workshop!
RSVP at: bit.ly/jan2026beading
RSVP at: bit.ly/jan2026beading
January 9, 2026 at 7:10 PM
New event from our friends at the North American Indian Center Of Boston! Join the launch of their 2026 Air Quality and Respiratory Health Program with a day of beading, Jan 18th, 1-4 PM. RSVP is required. All are welcome to join this workshop!
RSVP at: bit.ly/jan2026beading
RSVP at: bit.ly/jan2026beading
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1,600 postcards hand-delivered to EPA.
4,300+ public comments submitted.
All in defense of clean water. 💧
THANK YOU to everyone who spoke out against the #PollutedWaterRule. Together, we’re telling EPA to protect our streams, wetlands, and drinking water, not polluters.
4,300+ public comments submitted.
All in defense of clean water. 💧
THANK YOU to everyone who spoke out against the #PollutedWaterRule. Together, we’re telling EPA to protect our streams, wetlands, and drinking water, not polluters.
January 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
1,600 postcards hand-delivered to EPA.
4,300+ public comments submitted.
All in defense of clean water. 💧
THANK YOU to everyone who spoke out against the #PollutedWaterRule. Together, we’re telling EPA to protect our streams, wetlands, and drinking water, not polluters.
4,300+ public comments submitted.
All in defense of clean water. 💧
THANK YOU to everyone who spoke out against the #PollutedWaterRule. Together, we’re telling EPA to protect our streams, wetlands, and drinking water, not polluters.
How did toxic #PFAS poison the entire country?
Join us and the Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow for a virtual book talk with Sharon Udasin, co-author of Poisoning the Well, hosted by the Tewksbury Public Library.
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 7:00 PM on Zoom
RSVP:
act.cleanwater.org/page/184279/...
Join us and the Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow for a virtual book talk with Sharon Udasin, co-author of Poisoning the Well, hosted by the Tewksbury Public Library.
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 7:00 PM on Zoom
RSVP:
act.cleanwater.org/page/184279/...
Poisoning the Well: Join Us For a Free, Virtual Book Reading on 1/14!
You’re invited! Please join Clean Water Action, the Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow, and residents across Massachusetts for a virtual book talk on Wednesday, Jan 14th at 7 PM on Zoom with Sharon Udasi...
act.cleanwater.org
January 6, 2026 at 6:46 PM
How did toxic #PFAS poison the entire country?
Join us and the Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow for a virtual book talk with Sharon Udasin, co-author of Poisoning the Well, hosted by the Tewksbury Public Library.
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 7:00 PM on Zoom
RSVP:
act.cleanwater.org/page/184279/...
Join us and the Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow for a virtual book talk with Sharon Udasin, co-author of Poisoning the Well, hosted by the Tewksbury Public Library.
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 7:00 PM on Zoom
RSVP:
act.cleanwater.org/page/184279/...
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LAST. CHANCE. Today is the LAST day to submit a comment to stop the national Polluted Water Rule. Make your voice heard!
Visit: cleanwater.org/action/Pollu...
(We did the hard parts for you!)
Visit: cleanwater.org/action/Pollu...
(We did the hard parts for you!)
January 5, 2026 at 6:45 PM
LAST. CHANCE. Today is the LAST day to submit a comment to stop the national Polluted Water Rule. Make your voice heard!
Visit: cleanwater.org/action/Pollu...
(We did the hard parts for you!)
Visit: cleanwater.org/action/Pollu...
(We did the hard parts for you!)
"True energy justice requires shifting away from a system that privatizes profit while socializing risk and long-term costs onto everyday residents." Clean Water Action MA Director Cynthia Mendes speaks out against National Grid's bid to hike rates.
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/01/o...
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/01/o...
Chilly reception to National Grid’s bid to hike gas rates - The Boston Globe
"Investments in clean energy and efficiency offer the most effective path to long-term affordability," writes one stakeholder.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:38 PM
"True energy justice requires shifting away from a system that privatizes profit while socializing risk and long-term costs onto everyday residents." Clean Water Action MA Director Cynthia Mendes speaks out against National Grid's bid to hike rates.
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/01/o...
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/01/o...
All Malden wants for Christmas is drinking water without lead! Clean Water Action joined Santa and the City of Malden Office of Public Health this weekend for music, games, and give-aways including free children’s books and free water filters. Everyone should have a right to safe drinking water!
December 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
All Malden wants for Christmas is drinking water without lead! Clean Water Action joined Santa and the City of Malden Office of Public Health this weekend for music, games, and give-aways including free children’s books and free water filters. Everyone should have a right to safe drinking water!
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Vineyard Wind has powered homes and businesses—and thousands of jobs—for a year.
Stopping construction days before Christmas, in the dead of winter, is reckless and dangerous.
We're in touch with other states and doing everything we can to finish these projects.
Stopping construction days before Christmas, in the dead of winter, is reckless and dangerous.
We're in touch with other states and doing everything we can to finish these projects.
The Trump administration said it is pausing leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects under construction in the East Coast due to unspecified national security risks identified by the Pentagon.
Vineyard Wind, already delivering power to the grid, is among five wind projects paused by Trump administration - The Boston Globe
Citing national security concerns, the Trump administration suspended leases for five offshore wind projects on Monday.
trib.al
December 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Vineyard Wind has powered homes and businesses—and thousands of jobs—for a year.
Stopping construction days before Christmas, in the dead of winter, is reckless and dangerous.
We're in touch with other states and doing everything we can to finish these projects.
Stopping construction days before Christmas, in the dead of winter, is reckless and dangerous.
We're in touch with other states and doing everything we can to finish these projects.
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"The president's last-minute Christmas gift to fossil fuel lobbyists is a direct attack on New England families, workers, and energy affordability. We will not give up our fight to develop our own homegrown energy future." -Cindy Luppi, Clean Water Action National Field Director
December 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
"The president's last-minute Christmas gift to fossil fuel lobbyists is a direct attack on New England families, workers, and energy affordability. We will not give up our fight to develop our own homegrown energy future." -Cindy Luppi, Clean Water Action National Field Director