Aug 1, 2019 | Clean Water Rule, Dirty Water Rule, Partners, Water
This was originally posted at NRDC.org By Jon Devine, Director, Federal Water Policy, Water Division, Nature Program at NRDC Nineteen sixty-nine was a pretty big year. This week in 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts traveled to and walked on the moon. That same year, the...
Jun 5, 2019 | Clean Water Rule, Dirty Water Rule, Other Publications, Partners
By Bob Wendelgass, President and CEO, Clean Water Action This was originally published by The Hill, here With the start of summer, America’s kids will be swimming, fishing and enjoying the great outdoors. An important federal rule ensures the safety of those local...
Jun 5, 2019 | Clean Water Rule, Dirty Water Rule, Infographics, Other Publications, Partners
By Lynn Thorp, National Campaigns Director, Clean Water Action This was originally published on Clean Water Action’s blog, here. The Trump/Wheeler Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is dismantling critical parts of the Clean Water Act one by one. Cumulatively...
Jun 5, 2019 | Algal outbreaks/Nutrient pollution, Infrastructure, Partners
By Kalima Rose, VP for Strategic Initiatives, PolicyLink This was originally posted on PolicyLink’s website, here. With mounting and devastating water challenges in America, we can leverage Infrastructure Week to turn urgent attention to ensuring both the human...
May 21, 2019 | Fact Sheets, Other Publications, Partners, Water
On April 15, EPA announced that it would not protect surface waters contaminated with pollution that first moves through groundwater. EPA and states have required permits for this type of pollution for decades and it’s reckless to reverse course now. It makes no sense...
Apr 16, 2019 | Clean Water Rule, Dirty Water Rule, Partners, Press Release, Water
Clean Water for All Coalition mobilizes more than 500,000 comments opposed to EPA’s plan to strip protections for streams and wetlands Read the letter from 155 NGOs opposing the Dirty Water Rule Washington, D.C. — A broad coalition of equity-focused,...
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