Environmental Defense Alliance

07/16/2026

Please help defend clean water from PFAS pollution.

Can you spare 2 Minutes to Take 2 Actions to Protect U.S. Drinking Water from ?

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking public comments on two proposals that would weaken protections against toxic in U.S. drinking water.

One proposal would roll back federal drinking water standards for four PFAS compounds.

The other would delay compliance with existing standards for PFOS and PFOA—allowing these dangerous chemicals to remain in drinking water longer before action is required.

The deadline to submit comments is July 20. There’s still time to take action today!

Action 1: https://waterkeeper.quorum.us/campaign/164214/

Action 2: https://waterkeeper.quorum.us/campaign/166022/

Thank you for standing with us!

02/13/2025

It's clear that our water is contaminated, and it’s time to take .

, also known as "forever chemicals," are poisoning our water and putting our communities at risk. These harmful toxins are everywhere—from drinking water to food packaging to firefighting foam.

This crisis affects all of us. Your support funds the fight for solutions.

By contributing to this crowdfunding campaign, you’re not just donating, you’re becoming a critical part of the solution. Your support will help Waterkeeper Alliance and our global movement of Waterkeeper groups:

➡ Advocate for stronger laws to protect our water from PFAS

➡ Hold polluters accountable for their actions

➡ Ensure clean, safe water for future generations

We need your help to make this fight stronger, louder, and more impactful. Together, we demand that our water and environment be .

Be the change. Donate now.
https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/stop-forever-chemicals-protect-water-from-pfas/donate/

12/10/2023

The Environmental Defense Alliance (EDA) led a petition effort to successfully reduce toxins in Florida's waters!

Dec. 8, 2023 -- Prompted by a January 19, 2022 petition from the Environmental Defense Alliance and others (see below), today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published a proposed rule to establish new and revised surface water quality criteria for 73 toxic pollutants in Florida waters to protect human health. The EPA concluded that theState's existing criteria are not sufficient to protect human health from contaminants in water and fish consumed by Floridians. Click to read more.

Help EDA continue our work by making a donation today.

https://www.environmentaldefensealliance.org/Toxics_Reduction.html

06/20/2023

Important to get meaning regulation. This likely means a near total end to production.

Exposure to a mixture of chemicals known as PFAS results in changes in biological processes that are linked to a diverse array of diseases. Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have discovered that being exposed to a mixture of synthetic chemicals commonly present in the environment

03/27/2023

EDA currently has several legal actions underway or pending:

1. EDA has filed an appeal of ADEM's refusal to disclose internal emails that contain alleged confidential and deliberative communications regarding toxic pollutant rulemaking.

2. Black citizens have oral arguments before the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals on April 11 seeking a decision that ADEM's discrimination complaint review policy is invalid for failure to adopt the policy as a rule with public notice and public content.

3. EDA continues to work on the discrimination against Black anglers who consume contaminated fish that is created by ADEM's toxic pollutant criteria. It is likely that EDA will file a civil rights complaint with EPA over this matter.

Items 1 and 2 both deal with lack of transparency at ADEM and should concern every Alabamian concerned about good, equitable governance in our state.

Michael Mullen, President
Environmental Defense Alliance

02/15/2023

Contrary to what ADEM Director Lance LeFleur says ADEM has the authority to regulate landfills that handle woody and vegetative waste and construction debris. See the real information at

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02/01/2023

We are pleased to announce a 2023 update to the America’s Amazon poster, celebrating Alabama’s unmatched aquatic biodiversity!
We are #1🥇 in native species of freshwater crayfish🦞, freshwater fish🐟, freshwater snails🐌, freshwater turtles🐢, and freshwater mussels!
Read more and download a free, digital version: https://awwblog.auburn.edu/2023/01/27/americasamazonposter/

12/27/2022

Our small non-profit has some big victories. Please donate today!

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12/27/2022

Please make a donation today!

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12/17/2022

We are proud of this recent victory to protect public health!

The U.S. EPA has determined that Florida’s antiquated water quality standards do not go far enough in protecting citizens from toxic pollutants.