Clean The Delaware
Billions of gallons of untreated sewage water are dumped into the Delaware River each year, putting our health and wildlife at risk. We need the Philadelphia Water Department to stop this harmful pollution now.
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 This pollution, along with outdated infrastructure – like lead pipes in our schools – puts our health at risk.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
STATEMENT: EPA to limit discharges of PFAS
Philadelphia’s Fish Ladder on the Schuylkill River
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Support grows for the BEACH Act ahead of summer swimming season
Is your child going back to school? Make sure advocating for lead-free water is on your ‘back-to-school’ list
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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.
Environment America’s 2024 highlights
Five highlights of how our advocacy and action in 2024 put our country and our world on a greener, healthier, more sustainable path.
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.
RELEASE: U.S. EPA sets 10-year deadline for replacing lead pipes
RELEASE: U.S. EPA sets 10-year deadline for replacing lead pipes, PennEnvironment urges PA leaders take action to ensure safe drinking water in schools
RELEASE: New study shows Pennsylvania school districts fail to protect children from lead in school drinking water
PennEnvironment's new study shows Pennsylvania school districts are failing to protect children from lead in school drinking water. Deficiencies were found at all surveyed school districts.