February 19, 2026
MONTGOMERY, AL - A new report released today has found PFAS in nearly all of Alabama’s waterways, confirming the statewide threat of these deadly toxins.
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We are working to address the widespread pollution of air, water, and the food supply. We recognize that the burden posed by toxic chemicals falls most heavily on marginalized people, including Black and Brown communities, low income families, and children. We are focused on actions that bring attention to people and places most impacted by pollution.
Despite legal protections that exist to regulate pesticides, the safeguards are woefully inadequate.
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Polluters, not everyday people, must be responsible for halting the use of these chemicals, and paying to clean up the pollution and contamination they’ve created. Sierra Club is focused on actions that reduce environmental inequities. We call for long-lasting solutions, including stronger government oversight, pollution prevention, and increased corporate accountability.
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Across the United States, fertilizer is produced by strip-mining phosphate rock from mineral deposits, and processing phosphate into phosphoric acid. This process creates radioactive waste called phosphogypsum.
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April 19, 2024
Washington, DC-- Today the Biden administration announced the completion of a critical rule that will clean up pollution from two per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (…
March 14, 2024
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking decisive action against harmful air pollution by finalizing a rule that will slash emissions of the hazardous air pollutant ethylene oxide (EtO) by 90 percent from commercial…
August 17, 2023
Washington, DC – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its first round of sampling of toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water, reporting results for 2,001 large and small drinking water systems. Concentrations of two common PFAS…
April 12, 2023
On Tuesday, officials advised residents to evacuate their homes due to a significant industrial fire in Richmond, Indiana.