Clean Water
Your Voice Matters: Updates on Data Centers in Maine and Nationwide
In Maine, it’s a primary election today, so remember to vote! But your voice matters on more than just election days;
Everyone deserves safe water to drink. But more than ten million Americans, from Maine to California, are likely drinking well water contaminated with dangerous chemicals and environmental toxins.
Unsafe well water is an environmental injustice, with disproportionate impacts on rural Americans’ health, including indigenous people, Latinx communities, and low-wealth families.
We’re working for a world where all families have access to safe drinking water.
Among the challenges faced while trying to keep our water clean is PFAS contamination. The three parts to managing PFAS are: Detection, Capturing, and Destroying Safely.
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In Maine, it’s a primary election today, so remember to vote! But your voice matters on more than just election days;
Defend Our Health, along with 29 peer organizations across the country, applaud EPA for identifying microplastics as a drinking water
Lori Valigra reports, as part of a collaboration between The Maine Monitor and Maine Focus, the investigative team of the
The Nation’s Health, the official publication of the American Public Health Association, highlighted Defend’s work in their June 2026 edition.
In partnership with Natural Resources Council of Maine, Defend Our Health is excited to announce a new Policy Guide for
Defend Our Health’s team provided extensive background to Penelope Overton of the Portland Press Herald on affordable and effective options
Maine Public’ Peter McGuire reported that Maine nonprofits including Defend Our Health have joined more than 200 environmental groups urging
Defend Our Health hosted a visit from a delegation of Massachusetts legislators, department staff, as well as environmental and farm
Read about Defend Our Health’s successful event to help Massachusetts lawmakers connect with Maine regulators, farmers, and legislators to learn
KFF Health News’s Marina Schauffler spoke with Defend Our Health’s Adam Nordell. Maine legislators recently passed, with overwhelming support, a