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Clean water is the foundation for healthy & prosperous communities. While our nation has made significant progress since the 1970’s in cleaning up many of our rivers, bays and other vital water resources, significant water quality and quantity challenges and inequalities remain. We work to protect clean water from the watershed to the water tap.

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Urge Your Member of Congress to Fix the Clean Water Act

The Clean Water Act is one of our nation’s most vital environmental protections, safeguarding our waterways and holding polluters accountable. Sadly, this critical law faces relentless attacks from powerful special interests aiming to weaken its protections. We cannot let them succeed.
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