Mar 30, 2023 | Press Release, Protect Our Waters
On March 29, following a House vote earlier this month, the Senate voted to overturn the newly finalized Clean Water Restoration Rule using the Congressional Review Act (CRA), which is a blunt legislative tool that allows Congress to invalidate a...
Mar 10, 2023 | Press Release, Protect Our Waters
In late December 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a final rule outlining which waters should be protected under the Clean Water Act. The modest rule defines the term “waters of the United States” — sometimes...
Jan 12, 2023 | Press Release, Protect Our Waters
Originally posted at: https://www.lcv.org/article/environmental-groups-legal-experts-and-clean-water-advocates-respond-to-biden-administrations-revised-definition-of-waters-of-the-united-states/ Washington, D.C. – Today, the Biden Administration has finalized the...
Jun 27, 2022 | Farm bill, Press Release
Over fifty groups sign on in support of changes that will improve climate resilience, water quality outcomes, crop insurance, and conservation efforts, among other important recommendations Washington, DC—Dozens of environmental, public health, and farm groups across...
Aug 31, 2021 | Dirty Water Rule, Press Release
August 30, 2021 – Today, the the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona ruled in case brought forward by Earthjustice on behalf of six tribes and their members, that the Dirty Water Rule must be vacated as the rule has the potential to cause harm to...
Jun 10, 2021 | Clean Water Rule, Press Release
June 9, 2021 – Today, the EPA announced that they will begin the process of repealing the Trump administration’s Dirty Water Rule. Although we agree the unlawful rule should be repealed, today’s announcement leaves our nation’s waters in jeopardy. Every day the...
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