Pennsylvania

Clean Water Fund protects water and health, from watershed to water tap. Clean Water Fund’s programs reach and involve tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians every year, building a clean water and clean energy future through outreach, education and organizing at the local, state and national levels.

Support Clean Water in Pennsylvania

Clean Water Fund is leading the way in Pennsylvania on:

Environmental health solutions that prevent waste and pollution at the source
Protecting communities from the threats posed by the oil and gas industry
Clean energy and climate solutions that create jobs and protect water

Join us for our 25th Annual Auction & Celebration in Philadelphia

September 25, 2025 | Philadelphia, PA

Please join us at the Center for Architecture (Design Philadelphia) as we celebrate the hard work and accomplishments of 2025 with food, fun, drinks, and music!

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Protecting Pennsylvania's Environmental Justice Communities

There are over 1,000 identified Environmental Justice areas throughout Pennsylvania. Clean Water Action is working to ensure that all Pennsylvanians, especially those that have typically been disenfranchised and/or disproportionally burden with adverse environmental impacts are meaningfully involved in decisions that shape a healthy environment in which to live, learn and work.

Pennsylvania ReThink Disposable: Stop Trash Before It Starts

ReThink Disposable in Pennsylvania

Clean Water Action’s award-winning ReThink Disposable program is expanding to Pennsylvania! ReThink Disposable works with local jurisdictions, businesses, and consumers of take-out food packaging (almost everyone these days) to inspire a cultural shift away from the single-use disposable items.

Reducing Waste in Pennsylvania Communities

Plastic pollution affects everyone by reducing our quality of life, blighting our neighborhoods, and contributing to water pollution and the degradation of our planet. Clean Water Action is working to reduce single use plastic bags as a first step toward addressing broader plastic litter and illegal dumping issues.

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Civic Engagement and Democracy in Pennsylvania

Clean Water Action endorses and works to elect candidates at all levels of government that share our priorities to better protect our environment and safeguard our public health.

Pumpjacks with a methane flare in the background. Photo credit: Leonid Ikan / Shutterstock

Protecting Pennsylvania from Oil and Gas Development

Fracking operations have already contaminated drinking water; dumped wastewater on roads and in to waterways; and crisscrossed Pennsylvania with pipelines. Clean Water Action is working to protect sensitive areas like parks and forests, prevent roll back of safeguards and transition Pennsylvania to a renewable energy future.