National
Clean Water Currents | Summer 2011
water is fundamental
Dirty water kills. Dirty water kills fish in our rivers and streams. Dirty water can sicken people, killing the most vulnerable…the young, the old or those with other illnesses. And dirty water kills jobs in fishing, tourism and other recreational businesses…multi-billion dollar industries in the US.
It seems like some legislators have forgotten how important clean water is, and the sorry state of our nation’s water resources forty years ago that led to passage of the Clean Water Act.
Water Issues
epa water initiative draws fire
U.S. House leaders promote "Dirty Water" bills and worse
This April, the Obama Administration announced plans to begin restoring critical water protections lost over the past decade. Two key agencies, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers, proposed steps long sought by Clean Water Action and others that would clarify what waters and wetlands should be protected under the Clean Water Act.
From the President
water is fundamental
by Robert Wendelgass
Dirty water kills. Dirty water kills fish in our rivers and streams. Dirty water can sicken people, killing the most vulnerable…the young, the old or those with other illnesses. And dirty water kills jobs in fishing, tourism and other recreational businesses…multi-billion dollar industries in the US.
EPA Warns House Bill Would 'Overturn' Clean Water Law
In a four-page legal analysis (pdf), EPA said the measure (H.R. 2018 (pdf)) sponsored by House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman John Mica (R-Fla.) and ranking member Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) "would overturn almost 40 years of federal legislation by preventing EPA from protecting public health and water quality."
GOP House leaders expect to bring the bill to a floor vote this summer.
Protect Our Water and Our Health
I support the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers efforts to restore full Clean Water Act protections to all waters of the United States.
Environmental Groups Blast NJ Decision to Abandon Climate Change Program
(Trenton) Clean Water Action and its New Jersey chapter, the New Jersey Environmental Federation, today blasted Governor Christie’s decision to withdraw New Jersey from RGGI, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Participation in RGGI was authorized by state legislation in 2007 which called on the state to implement measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. To date, leadership by state governments, as exemplified by RGGI, has been the prime mover in advancing the climate change solutions the public is demanding.
EPA Acts to Protect Drinking Water and Health
Washington, DC – Clean Water Action, speaking on behalf of its one million members, today praised the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement of a new proposal to close gaps in water and health protection under the Clean Water Act.
"This will go a long way toward fixing the Clean Water Act, a law that has been broken for far too long," said Clean Water Action President, Robert Wendelgass. "Polluter-friendly court decisions and actions by the previous administration have left drinking water sources for 117 million Americans at risk," Wendelgass said. "We need these fundamental protections restored, and until that happens people’s drinking water and their health are on the line."
Reformed Chemical Laws Will Protect Public Health, Drinking Water
"The dramatic increase in health problems associated with toxic chemical exposure and renewed concern over chemicals in drinking water tell us that it is time to get serious about identifying problem chemicals and getting them out of products and out of the environment," said Bob Wendelgass, Clean Water Action President.
Reformed Chemical Laws Will Protect Public Health, Drinking Water
