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February 5, 2019

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The Honorable Paul Tonko Chair, Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change U.S. House of Representatives 2123 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable John Shimkus Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change U.S. House of Representatives 2123 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

Chair Tonko and Ranking Member Shimkus

On behalf of Clean Water Action, our members, and supporters, I write to provide a written statement for the subcommittee’s hearing on Fenbruary 6, 2020 on H.R.. 1166, the

In 2018, Michigan voters went to the polls and voted overwhelmingly for candidates who promised to clean up our drinking water, hold corporate polluters accountable, end the ongoing threat of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline, and protect our Great Lakes. So far in the 100th state legislature, positive steps in that direction have been few and far between. That is why this year our scorecard doesn’t focus on the incremental steps that were taken with nearly unanimous approval, but the more aspirational legislation that has been introduced and not acted on. If we want to protect our Great Lakes in an

August 24, 2018

The Honorable Andrew Wheeler U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Acting Administrator 1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington DC 20460

RE: Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OLEM–2018–0024 Clean Water Act Hazardous Substances Discharge Prevention Action

Dear Acting Administrator Wheeler,

On behalf of the 55 undersigned organizations and our millions of members and supporters across the country, we oppose the Trump administration’s proposal to take no action to protect communities and water resources from leaks and spills of hazardous substances from aboveground storage tanks.

The Clean Water