A look back at what our unique network accomplished in 2023
Here are 10 examples of how our advocates won positive results for the public and the planet in 2023.
Clean water
Together we can protect the waterways that sustain our communities and our health.
Our waterways should be safe for swimming, fishing and drinking. But weak regulations and lax enforcement allow many of our rivers, lakes and streams to become so polluted they are no longer safe. This pollution, along with outdated infrastructure – like lead pipes in our schools – puts our health at risk. We need to work together to make sure our water is treated like the life-giving resource that it is.
The Latest on Clean water
Statement: New rule will aid PFAS clean-ups
Got PFAS?
Updates
Tell the EPA: Replace lead service lines and filter schools’ drinking water
Action to tackle PFAS pollution in Colorado continues
Colorado gets a ‘C+’ for efforts to get the lead out of water
Featured Resources
The Threat of “Forever Chemicals”
Who are the top toxic water polluters in your state?
Green schools guide
Get the Lead Out
The Latest
‘Filter First’ campaign announced to fully remove lead from all drinking water in schools
Public health advocate Alex Simon makes a public comment at the Denver Public School board meeting in December 2022.
During Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, CoPIRG Foundation urges school districts to adopt ‘Filter First’ approach to kids’ drinking water
During Lead Poisoning Prevention Awareness Week, experts share dangers, make recommendations to provide lead-free drinking water in schools
As Clean Water Act turns 50, data shows 1.3 million pounds of toxic chemicals still being dumped into Colorado’s waterways
As the Clean Water Act turns 50 tomorrow, a report from CoPIRG Foundation shows industrial facilities dumped more than 1.3 million pounds of toxic chemicals into Colorado’s waterways in 2020. High volumes of chemicals linked to cancer, reproductive and developmental harm were dumped into watersheds across the state, including the South Platte, Fountain, Clear, Yampa, and Arkansas rivers among others.
A conversation with Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser as the Clean Water Act turns 50
We discussed an important Supreme Court case that could threaten clean water protections as well as his lawsuit to hold producers of dangerous PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ accountable