Clean Water
Massachusetts Delegation Visits Maine
Defend Our Health hosted a visit from a delegation of Massachusetts legislators, department staff, as well as environmental and farm
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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Defend Our Health hosted a visit from a delegation of Massachusetts legislators, department staff, as well as environmental and farm
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