Clean Water Action Rhode Island
@cleanwaterri.bsky.social
Working to protect the environment and public health in Rhode Island for over thirty years. We're building solutions to plastic pollution. cleanwater.org/RI
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Let's take on health-harming toxics and microplastics!
Tell your legislators to protect our health from toxics and microplastic!
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Lead. Arsenic. Formaldehyde. Microplastics. These don’t belong in our waterways or in our bodies. But many products, including many personal care products, still contain these toxic health threats. Urge your RI legislators to take action. Send a message today!
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What are you thankful for this season? Clean Water Action’s National Water Projects Coordinator, Julie McNamara, shares an important, powerful message.
Protect clean water today: cleanwater.org/giving-tuesday-2025
Protect clean water today: cleanwater.org/giving-tuesday-2025
November 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
What are you thankful for this season? Clean Water Action’s National Water Projects Coordinator, Julie McNamara, shares an important, powerful message.
Protect clean water today: cleanwater.org/giving-tuesday-2025
Protect clean water today: cleanwater.org/giving-tuesday-2025
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Save the Date!
I’m excited to participate on this panel at URI about the importance of energy efficiency! Join us in person on campus or from your home via the livestream!
I’m excited to participate on this panel at URI about the importance of energy efficiency! Join us in person on campus or from your home via the livestream!
November 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Save the Date!
I’m excited to participate on this panel at URI about the importance of energy efficiency! Join us in person on campus or from your home via the livestream!
I’m excited to participate on this panel at URI about the importance of energy efficiency! Join us in person on campus or from your home via the livestream!
I had lymphoma. PVC is made from vinyl chloride, a cancer-causing chemical that harms communities at every stage of its lifecycle. PVC packaging poisons our communities. Home Depot can and should #DumpPoisonPVC now.
@toxicfreefuture.bsky.social
#BanPVC
#HomeDepotBanPVC
#WeAreHomeDepot
#MindTheStore
@toxicfreefuture.bsky.social
#BanPVC
#HomeDepotBanPVC
#WeAreHomeDepot
#MindTheStore
November 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I had lymphoma. PVC is made from vinyl chloride, a cancer-causing chemical that harms communities at every stage of its lifecycle. PVC packaging poisons our communities. Home Depot can and should #DumpPoisonPVC now.
@toxicfreefuture.bsky.social
#BanPVC
#HomeDepotBanPVC
#WeAreHomeDepot
#MindTheStore
@toxicfreefuture.bsky.social
#BanPVC
#HomeDepotBanPVC
#WeAreHomeDepot
#MindTheStore
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Our new research shows many of The Home Depot’s top suppliers are still using PVC in their packaging. Seriously?!
#PVC doesn’t make our homes better; it threatens our health, safety, and the environment. 🌎 The Home Depot can and must do more to phase it out of all packaging on store shelves.
#PVC doesn’t make our homes better; it threatens our health, safety, and the environment. 🌎 The Home Depot can and must do more to phase it out of all packaging on store shelves.
Packed in poison plastic: New research shows The Home Depot’s key suppliers are using PVC packaging - Toxic-Free Future
Our new research shows that The Home Depot can and must do more to rid their stores of PVC, the poison plastic, from packaging.
toxicfreefuture.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Our new research shows many of The Home Depot’s top suppliers are still using PVC in their packaging. Seriously?!
#PVC doesn’t make our homes better; it threatens our health, safety, and the environment. 🌎 The Home Depot can and must do more to phase it out of all packaging on store shelves.
#PVC doesn’t make our homes better; it threatens our health, safety, and the environment. 🌎 The Home Depot can and must do more to phase it out of all packaging on store shelves.
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Don't let them Make America's Rivers Polluted Again.
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Don't let them Make America's Rivers Polluted Again.
cleanwater.org/action/Pollu...
URGENT: Stop the Polluted Water Rule!
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers have released a new proposal we’re calling the Polluted Water Rule. It would drastically weaken Clean Water Act protections for str...
cleanwater.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Take action and share!
Don't let them Make America's Rivers Polluted Again.
cleanwater.org/action/Pollu...
Don't let them Make America's Rivers Polluted Again.
cleanwater.org/action/Pollu...
Cool #ZeroWaste event!
Got stuff taking up room in your closet? Regift it, and shop from others' castoffs it at our annual Regift Sale Dec. 7. If nothing else, you'll see board member @dadekian.bsky.social's in his fabulous ugly sweater suit — which comes out but once a year! www.eventbrite.com/e/regift-sal...
Regift Sale
This holiday season, avoid the mall, clear closet clutter, and find the perfect thrift gift.
www.eventbrite.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Cool #ZeroWaste event!
“The Polluted Water Rule is a blatant giveaway to polluters. We will oppose this reckless action and demonstrate that the public opposes putting wetlands, streams, and drinking water sources at risk to benefit special interests.” cleanwater.org/releases/off...
Official Statement on the “Polluted Water Rule”, EPA's Proposed Revision to the Definition of “Waters of the United States”
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is once again advancing a proposal to undermine the Clean Water Act. The agency’s new proposal, which clean water advocates are calling the “Polluted Water Rul...
cleanwater.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“The Polluted Water Rule is a blatant giveaway to polluters. We will oppose this reckless action and demonstrate that the public opposes putting wetlands, streams, and drinking water sources at risk to benefit special interests.” cleanwater.org/releases/off...
Good news from the Bay State!
The terrible climate rollbacks bill is on hold, thanks to the voices of grassroots organizations and people across Massachusetts. Read more about what was proposed, and why a broad coalition rallied to stop it: cleanwater.org/2025/11/17/h...
House Climate Bill is a Big Step Backwards – read our coalition op-ed
Coalition partners Cindy Luppi, Clean Water Action; Kyle Murray, Acadia Center; Caitlin Peale Sloan, Conservation Law Foundation; and John Walkey, GreenRoots jointly authored the following op-ed, publ...
cleanwater.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Good news from the Bay State!
Lead. Arsenic. Formaldehyde. Microplastics. These don’t belong in our waterways or in our bodies. But many products, including many personal care products, still contain these toxic health threats. Urge your RI legislators to take action. Send a message today!
act.cleanwater.org/page/180725/...
act.cleanwater.org/page/180725/...
Let's take on health-harming toxics and microplastics!
Tell your legislators to protect our health from toxics and microplastic!
act.cleanwater.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Lead. Arsenic. Formaldehyde. Microplastics. These don’t belong in our waterways or in our bodies. But many products, including many personal care products, still contain these toxic health threats. Urge your RI legislators to take action. Send a message today!
act.cleanwater.org/page/180725/...
act.cleanwater.org/page/180725/...
Love. This.
Hats off to Amber, our New England Zero Waste Organizer, for never being afraid to DIG IN to the issues!
She was joined by other local orgs to sort the contents of targeted public trash cans and note what we throw away now.
That way we can see the impact of new zero waste policies!
Hats off to Amber, our New England Zero Waste Organizer, for never being afraid to DIG IN to the issues!
She was joined by other local orgs to sort the contents of targeted public trash cans and note what we throw away now.
That way we can see the impact of new zero waste policies!
We've been awarded a @massdep.bsky.social Reduce, Reuse, Repair Microgrant!
We're working with @boston.gov, JP Zero Waste, @beyondplastics.bsky.social Greater Boston, and Recirclable to help restaurants on the Center/South JP Main Street incorporate zero waste practices!
Step 1: waste audit! (Ew!)
We're working with @boston.gov, JP Zero Waste, @beyondplastics.bsky.social Greater Boston, and Recirclable to help restaurants on the Center/South JP Main Street incorporate zero waste practices!
Step 1: waste audit! (Ew!)
November 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Love. This.
Hats off to Amber, our New England Zero Waste Organizer, for never being afraid to DIG IN to the issues!
She was joined by other local orgs to sort the contents of targeted public trash cans and note what we throw away now.
That way we can see the impact of new zero waste policies!
Hats off to Amber, our New England Zero Waste Organizer, for never being afraid to DIG IN to the issues!
She was joined by other local orgs to sort the contents of targeted public trash cans and note what we throw away now.
That way we can see the impact of new zero waste policies!
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Rhode Island is putting health first. From PFAS to microplastics, the state is taking action to keep toxic chemicals out of our bodies, drinking water, and everyday products. Learn more below! #StatesInTheLead
Fresh off the @saferstates.bsky.social national conference, we are ready to go to work in RI! See what we're planning in 2026, and take action:
cleanwater.org/2025/11/03/t...
cleanwater.org/2025/11/03/t...
Taking on Toxics, State by State: Rhode Island Leads the Way
Many of the environmental laws and protections that we now take for granted originated at the state level. This is the guiding ethos of the annual Safer States conference.
cleanwater.org
November 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Rhode Island is putting health first. From PFAS to microplastics, the state is taking action to keep toxic chemicals out of our bodies, drinking water, and everyday products. Learn more below! #StatesInTheLead
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"What happens to the letters I write when Clean Water canvassers knock on my door?"
We deliver them directly to your elected leaders!
We're fighting for legislation to clean up air pollution. Shout out to Sen Mark's and @jocomerford.bsky.social's enthusiastic staff!
Keep the letters coming!
We deliver them directly to your elected leaders!
We're fighting for legislation to clean up air pollution. Shout out to Sen Mark's and @jocomerford.bsky.social's enthusiastic staff!
Keep the letters coming!
November 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"What happens to the letters I write when Clean Water canvassers knock on my door?"
We deliver them directly to your elected leaders!
We're fighting for legislation to clean up air pollution. Shout out to Sen Mark's and @jocomerford.bsky.social's enthusiastic staff!
Keep the letters coming!
We deliver them directly to your elected leaders!
We're fighting for legislation to clean up air pollution. Shout out to Sen Mark's and @jocomerford.bsky.social's enthusiastic staff!
Keep the letters coming!
Fresh off the @saferstates.bsky.social national conference, we are ready to go to work in RI! See what we're planning in 2026, and take action:
cleanwater.org/2025/11/03/t...
cleanwater.org/2025/11/03/t...
Taking on Toxics, State by State: Rhode Island Leads the Way
Many of the environmental laws and protections that we now take for granted originated at the state level. This is the guiding ethos of the annual Safer States conference.
cleanwater.org
November 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Fresh off the @saferstates.bsky.social national conference, we are ready to go to work in RI! See what we're planning in 2026, and take action:
cleanwater.org/2025/11/03/t...
cleanwater.org/2025/11/03/t...
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The Saugus trash incinerator is the oldest in the nation. Clean Water joined neighbors to call on Home Depot to dump toxic packaging and materials, to reduce the toxic pollution that comes from burning PVC.
#BanPVC
#poisonplastic
#HomeDepotBanPVC
#WeAreHomeDepot
#MindTheStore
#ToxicFreeFuture
#BanPVC
#poisonplastic
#HomeDepotBanPVC
#WeAreHomeDepot
#MindTheStore
#ToxicFreeFuture
November 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The Saugus trash incinerator is the oldest in the nation. Clean Water joined neighbors to call on Home Depot to dump toxic packaging and materials, to reduce the toxic pollution that comes from burning PVC.
#BanPVC
#poisonplastic
#HomeDepotBanPVC
#WeAreHomeDepot
#MindTheStore
#ToxicFreeFuture
#BanPVC
#poisonplastic
#HomeDepotBanPVC
#WeAreHomeDepot
#MindTheStore
#ToxicFreeFuture
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
You know what's really scary? The estimated 1,000 tons of microplastics in the top two inches of sediment on the floor of Narragansett Bay.
You know what's really scary? The estimated 1,000 tons of microplastics in the top two inches of sediment on the floor of Narragansett Bay.
October 31, 2025 at 7:09 PM
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
You know what's really scary? The estimated 1,000 tons of microplastics in the top two inches of sediment on the floor of Narragansett Bay.
You know what's really scary? The estimated 1,000 tons of microplastics in the top two inches of sediment on the floor of Narragansett Bay.
Great update from our CT team!
CT faces a growing waste crisis. Policies like Stamford’s Single-Use Plastics Ordinance are a powerful step forward. They cut litter, protect public health, and save taxpayer dollars, a rare win-win-win for people, the planet, and local economies. Learn how it works!
cleanwater.org/2025/10/27/s...
cleanwater.org/2025/10/27/s...
Stamford Leads the Way in Cutting Plastic Trash — and Costs
Local governments are on the front lines in the fight against plastic pollution — and the City of Stamford is stepping up as a leader. This summer, Stamford’s Board of Representatives voted in favor o...
cleanwater.org
October 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Great update from our CT team!
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Siloxanes, parabens & other harmful chemicals shouldn’t be in our beauty products—but new ChemFORWARD research shows they still are, and major data gaps on ingredients still remain.
The good news? Washington state and retailers like Sephora & Ulta Beauty are leading the way toward safer beauty. 💄🌎
The good news? Washington state and retailers like Sephora & Ulta Beauty are leading the way toward safer beauty. 💄🌎
Sephora, Ulta and more join forces to define clean beauty standards
A collective of beauty retailers collaborated on a report categorising the safety of beauty and skincare ingredients while bringing clarity to the clean beauty sector.
www.voguebusiness.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Siloxanes, parabens & other harmful chemicals shouldn’t be in our beauty products—but new ChemFORWARD research shows they still are, and major data gaps on ingredients still remain.
The good news? Washington state and retailers like Sephora & Ulta Beauty are leading the way toward safer beauty. 💄🌎
The good news? Washington state and retailers like Sephora & Ulta Beauty are leading the way toward safer beauty. 💄🌎
Rhode Islanders: You showed up on Saturday. Now what?
Stay involved. We're working on the local level to fight toxics, prevent plastic pollution, and defend our growing clean energy sector. Check to make sure you are getting our email updates. It's going to be a busy winter at the State House.
Stay involved. We're working on the local level to fight toxics, prevent plastic pollution, and defend our growing clean energy sector. Check to make sure you are getting our email updates. It's going to be a busy winter at the State House.
October 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Rhode Islanders: You showed up on Saturday. Now what?
Stay involved. We're working on the local level to fight toxics, prevent plastic pollution, and defend our growing clean energy sector. Check to make sure you are getting our email updates. It's going to be a busy winter at the State House.
Stay involved. We're working on the local level to fight toxics, prevent plastic pollution, and defend our growing clean energy sector. Check to make sure you are getting our email updates. It's going to be a busy winter at the State House.
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Oppose the Permission to Pollute Act! Protect Clean Water now! 🌊🚫 #CleanWater #ProtectOurWater #EPA #PERMITAct
act.cleanwater.org/page/173938/...
act.cleanwater.org/page/173938/...
Tell Congress to STOP the Permission to Pollute Act
Send a message to your US Rep. and tell them to vote NO on the #PERMISSIONTOPOLLUTE Act (HR3898).
This bill guts the Clean Water Act, weakens pollution safeguards, and puts our water, health, and com...
act.cleanwater.org
October 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Oppose the Permission to Pollute Act! Protect Clean Water now! 🌊🚫 #CleanWater #ProtectOurWater #EPA #PERMITAct
act.cleanwater.org/page/173938/...
act.cleanwater.org/page/173938/...
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New England’s final coal plant shuts down years ahead of schedule.
Poor economics drove the aging New Hampshire plant offline three years early, even as the Trump administration pushes to revitalize coal.
grist.org/energy/new-e...
#Coal #Energy #Economics #NH #NewHampshire
Poor economics drove the aging New Hampshire plant offline three years early, even as the Trump administration pushes to revitalize coal.
grist.org/energy/new-e...
#Coal #Energy #Economics #NH #NewHampshire
New England’s final coal plant shuts down years ahead of schedule
Poor economics drove the aging New Hampshire plant offline three years early, even as the Trump administration pushes to revitalize coal.
grist.org
October 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
New England’s final coal plant shuts down years ahead of schedule.
Poor economics drove the aging New Hampshire plant offline three years early, even as the Trump administration pushes to revitalize coal.
grist.org/energy/new-e...
#Coal #Energy #Economics #NH #NewHampshire
Poor economics drove the aging New Hampshire plant offline three years early, even as the Trump administration pushes to revitalize coal.
grist.org/energy/new-e...
#Coal #Energy #Economics #NH #NewHampshire
Check out these three AMAZING organizers! We were at the
@saferstates.bsky.social conference this week networking
with toxics activists from across the nation. Rhode Island is one of the #StatesInTheLead getting #PFAS out of common products. Which state will be next??
@saferstates.bsky.social conference this week networking
with toxics activists from across the nation. Rhode Island is one of the #StatesInTheLead getting #PFAS out of common products. Which state will be next??
October 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Check out these three AMAZING organizers! We were at the
@saferstates.bsky.social conference this week networking
with toxics activists from across the nation. Rhode Island is one of the #StatesInTheLead getting #PFAS out of common products. Which state will be next??
@saferstates.bsky.social conference this week networking
with toxics activists from across the nation. Rhode Island is one of the #StatesInTheLead getting #PFAS out of common products. Which state will be next??
👻Scary news from Cali. 💀
Proud to say RI is a leader in protecting consumers from toxic #PFAS.
Proud to say RI is a leader in protecting consumers from toxic #PFAS.
Booooo! 😡 @governor.ca.gov just sided w/ the chemical industry over Californians’ health. By vetoing SB682, he kept toxic #PFAS in cookware.
Six other states & retailers like Target have already transitioned away from PFAS toward safer solutions like cast iron. He should have ensured CA did too.
Six other states & retailers like Target have already transitioned away from PFAS toward safer solutions like cast iron. He should have ensured CA did too.
California governor rejects bill to phase out "forever" chemicals used in cookware, children's products
Gov. Gavin Newsom votoes bill to phase out a range of popular consumer products, including nonstick pots and pans, that contain synthetic chemicals with links to cancer.
www.latimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
👻Scary news from Cali. 💀
Proud to say RI is a leader in protecting consumers from toxic #PFAS.
Proud to say RI is a leader in protecting consumers from toxic #PFAS.
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Nicely, and truthfully, said.
cranstononline.com/stories/forw...
cranstononline.com/stories/forw...
Forward thinking on climate change – let’s have more - Cranston Herald
As the world’s waters rise and storms grow more destructive every year, we find ourselves both frightened by the implications of being a state so dependent on healthy, predictable waterways and …
cranstononline.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Nicely, and truthfully, said.
cranstononline.com/stories/forw...
cranstononline.com/stories/forw...
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TFF’s science director breaks down the science behind Washington's recent first-in-nation ban on all formaldehyde-releasing chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products—and why it's good news for salon workers, women of color, and anyone who uses everyday products like shampoo or lotion. 💚
The science surrounding Washington’s formaldehyde ban—and what it means for salon workers and consumers - Toxic-Free Future
Washington leads the nation with the first-ever ban on all formaldehyde in cosmetics—protecting salon workers, women of color, and consumers.
toxicfreefuture.org
October 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
TFF’s science director breaks down the science behind Washington's recent first-in-nation ban on all formaldehyde-releasing chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products—and why it's good news for salon workers, women of color, and anyone who uses everyday products like shampoo or lotion. 💚
Reposted by Clean Water Action Rhode Island
Trump is purposely driving up your electric bills to cater to his big crypto, AI, and fossil fuel donors — money from your pockets to theirs. He’s also driving up your homeowners insurance, hurting property values.
Opinion | This Is Why Your Energy Bills Are Going Up
www.nytimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Trump is purposely driving up your electric bills to cater to his big crypto, AI, and fossil fuel donors — money from your pockets to theirs. He’s also driving up your homeowners insurance, hurting property values.