Governors, Stop Microplastics Now!

Microplastics are everywhere, and they're harming our health! Drinking water is one of the main ways people consume microplastics. But the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hasn’t taken steps to stop microplastics in drinking water.

Your governor has the power to champion microplastic-free water. By law, when seven state governors petition the EPA to monitor dangerous chemicals like microplastics in our water, the EPA must comply or provide a detailed justification for their refusal.

Send a message to your governor: Tell the EPA to monitor microplastics now!

Your Message

{contact_data~salutation}

Plastic pollution is everywhere, including in our drinking water. It’s estimated that each year, the average person consumes 4,000 or more microplastic particles, and drinking water is one of the main and most alarming ways that we consume microplastics. Microplastics are tied to many significant health risks — including an increased risk of cancer.

We have a right to know if microplastics are in our water, and now is the time for the EPA to begin monitoring them. According to the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), the EPA must develop a monitoring program for up to 30 new unregulated contaminants in drinking water every five years. Right now, the EPA is finalizing the next list of contaminants to test for in our nation’s drinking water.

You have the power to help ensure that the EPA includes microplastics in this round of monitoring. We need you to join at least six of your peers on a petition to the EPA. According to the SDWA, when seven governors formally request the EPA to initiate monitoring of a contaminant, the EPA is legally obligated to comply or provide a detailed justification for their refusal.

You can help pave the way for future regulation to keep our drinking water safe! Please join the governors’ petition to the EPA calling for the inclusion of microplastics in the next monitoring rule.

Sincerely,
{user_data~First Name} {user_data~Last Name}
{user_data~Address 1} 
{user_data~City}, {user_data~State} {user_data~Ghost Zip Code}

Sincerely,
[First Name] [Last Name]
[Your Address]

Your Information

Your Governors may require the contact information below in order to receive your message.

Title

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Street Address

City

State

Zip Code

Mobile/Phone

By providing your email address, you consent to receive updates about urgent food, water, and climate issues from Food & Water Watch. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Yes, sign me up to receive digital communications about urgent food, water, and climate issues. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Yes, sign me up for recurring text messages from Food & Water Watch and Food & Water Action. Msg & data rates may apply. Text STOP to quit.

C3 Affiliation