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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

Where will you be on September 21st?

By Lynn Thorp, National Campaigns Director - Follow Lynn on Twitter Climate change is impacting us. And it’s not good. Pollution from power plants and other sources is affecting our food…our air…our water. It’s super-sizing things like hurricanes and droughts. If we don’t take action, it’s only going to get worse. So, don’t you think it’s time we did something about it? On September 21st, you’ll have your chance to demand action. Tens of thousands of people and more than 750 organizations are going to New York City on 9/21 for the People's Climate March. Leaders from all over the world are

A New Water Bond for California

By Jennifer Clary, California Program Manager Earlier this week, the Governor and Legislature reached near unanimous agreement on a $7.54 billion water bond for the November 2014 ballot that responds to the state’s deepening drought conditions. This bond (now Proposition 1) replaces an extremely unpopular $11.14 billion bond that was placed on the ballot during the Schwarzenegger administration (2009). The public’s opportunity to vote on the 2009 bond measure was delayed by the Legislature twice (in 2010 and 2012) as polls repeatedly showed it lacked the support to pass. Bond negotiations have
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