How cities are getting the lead out of school drinking water
Getting lead out of our water supplies is essential to protect children's health. A few leading cities are showing how it can be done.
Clean water
If we want a greener, healthier world we need to protect our rivers, lakes and streams.
Clean water is vital to ecosystems, to our health, and our quality of life. But too many of our rivers, lakes and streams are vulnerable to pollution. This pollution, along with outdated infrastructure – like lead pipes in our schools – puts our health at risk. We need to work together to protect our waters.
The Latest on Clean water
Renewed interest in uranium mining threatens waterways and wildlife
Environment America’s 2024 highlights
Updates
Advocates applaud new law to safeguard health and water by phasing out harmful ‘forever chemicals’
Governor Polis signs bill to restore protections for wetlands and streams
Legislature approves bill to restore important protections for state’s wetlands and streams
What You Can Do
Tell your U.S. senators: Hold polluters responsible for the contamination of farmland with PFAS-tainted fertilizer
Featured Resources
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New report details environmental, consumer costs of data center expansion
Growth in energy-intensive computing must come with focus on using renewable energy, maximizing energy efficiency, reducing impacts on grid
Getting the lead out, 10 years after Flint
The Biden administration has taken the most significant step toward protecting our drinking water from lead since the start of the Flint, Michigan, water crisis a decade ago.
Renewables on the Rise 2024 dashboard: Colorado among national leaders in EV, wind energy growth
Interactive dashboard allows users to explore clean energy metrics in Colorado, U.S., over past decade
Legislative Agenda
This year Environment Colorado supported 7 bills, and opposed 1, to advance clean air, clean water, clean energy, and open spaces and a livable climate.
Making a difference at the South Platte River cleanup
We pulled 649 pounds of trash from the South Platte.