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Looking at the Clean Water Rule through a Trout’s window

Eastern Brook trout. Credit: USFWS By Chris Bathurst, National Canvass Coordinator I live and fish in Western Massachusetts. I am particularly interested in native Brook Trout, which I have fished for more than 25 years. These beautiful creatures require very specific conditions to thrive. The presence of Brook Trout is an indicator as to the cleanliness and health of both the surrounding and upstream environment. Over the last 25 years of wading streams I have learned that all water, no matter how small the stream, eventually connects and influences the larger branch to which it flows. And it

EPA Clean Water Rule: Minnesota will now be the Land of 10,000 Cleaner Lakes

By Steve Schultz, Minnesota Program Organizer Minnesota is the land of 10,000 lakes, and water is an integral part of any Minnesota summer – cannonballs off the dock, mornings on the lake fishing, afternoons on the pontoon, lazy days at the beach. Minnesotans value our water for so many reasons. That’s why we were so excited when the EPA released the Clean Water Protection Rule on Wednesday, May 27. For more than 12 years Clean Water Action has been leading the fight to close loopholes, created during the Bush Administration, in the Clean Water Act that left more than half of our nation’s

Meet the Communications Intern!

By Lily Biggar, Communications Intern I have always loved the water. My sister and I grew up in central Florida with a neighbor kind enough to let us enjoy the vast lake hidden behind his property. The two of us spent afternoons wading in the shallow waters as we searched for minnows and took turns sitting on my dad’s lap as we cruised across the lake in the old speedboat. When my family moved to Washington, DC, I left the lake behind, but took with me a lasting appreciation for water. For this reason, I could not be more thrilled to be a part of the Clean Water Action team this summer! The

A Clean Water Summer

Hello! My name is Danny Fanaroff, and I recently joined the Clean Water Action team as a summer intern in the communications department. I’ll be making sure that you hear the latest news and information about our water and what we’re doing to protect it. I was hired based on my extensive background in journalism and communications. I got my start writing for my high school paper in the sports section and eventually became editor of that section my senior year. For the last six months, I have been writing for a local DC sports blog called All Over the Hill covering the four major sports teams
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