Jan 31, 2018 | Clean Water Rule, Uncategorized
“This action is unwise, harms the public, and violates the law. We will challenge the administration in court and look forward to defending clean water for families and communities.” Bob Irvin, American Rivers “This outrageous delay threatens the livelihoods of...
Jan 24, 2018 | Clean Water Rule, Uncategorized
Originally published here Yesterday, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that district courts across the country — not the circuit courts–should be the first to hear the merits of cases regarding the 2015 Clean Water Rule. In 2015, the Sixth Circuit stayed...
Jul 27, 2017 | Algal outbreaks/Nutrient pollution, Farm bill, Uncategorized
This was originally posted here. The Bloom Begins It was a hot, sunny day and Steve Carpenter couldn’t believe the view from his second-floor office on the shoreline of Lake Mendota. As far out as he could see from his perch in the Hasler Laboratory for Limnology –...
Jun 27, 2017 | Clean Water Rule, Uncategorized, Water
Today President Trump’s EPA announced a draft proposal to repeal the Clean Water Rule. The Clean Water Rule, finalized in 2015, protects the streams and wetlands that feed the drinking water sources for 1 in 3 Americans. Responses to this irresponsible and...
May 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
May 25, 2017 Contacts: Michael Kelly, Clean Water Action: 202-393-5449, mkelly@cleanwater.org Amy Kober, American Rivers: 503-708-1145, akober@americanrivers.org Rob Friedlander, Earthjustice: 202-797-5249, rfriedlander@earthjustice.org John Rumpler, Environment...
May 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
Wherein Environmental, Conservation, and Community Groups comment on President Trumps FY 2018 Budget Proposal Clean Water Action Irresponsible and Destructive Washington, DC – Today the White House released President Trump’s full budget proposal for FY...
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