From Apathy to Activism in the Fight for Clean Water

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'I’m committed to being a water protector that will hold polluters accountable and change the system.' From apathy to activism in the fight for clean water:

instructing pregnant women, breastfeeding moms and infants not to drink those brands to avoid the danger toxic PFAS chemicals pose to their pregnancies.

Growing up, I personally never thought about what was in the water I was drinking. I had juvenile concerns, like how high I could get my swing without face planting into the gravel or how many chalk stains I could really get on my jeans. Water was rarely a concern for me—it seemed easily accessible, whether it was through the hose in the backyard or the sink in the kitchen. I always had a source to quench my thirst.

Before I started working at Sierra Club, I had never even heard of PFAS. You can imagine my shock when I discovered that over 100 million Americans are drinking tap water with PFAS chemicals, and virtually every American has the chemical in our blood.

 

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