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Drinking Water and the Clean Water Act
By Lynn Thorp, National Campaigns Director Making two key laws work together The Clean Water Act turns forty on Thursday, October 18th. This week, our water experts and friends are reflecting on the Act The water that comes out of our tap is the most common interaction most of us have with water and is probably what most of us think about when we hear the words “clean water.” But, it’s a little more complicated in the world of laws and policy. Two main laws keep our water clean in the United States: the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act. You might be thinking to yourself, “great
40 Years of Fight, Victory and Slow But Steady Progress
Fighting for the Clean Water Act and the Chesapeake! By Andy Fellows, Chesapeake Regional Director The Clean Water Act turns forty on Thursday, October 18th. This week, our water experts and friends are reflecting on the Act October 17 th marks the 40 th anniversary of Richard Nixon’s veto of the Clean Water Act, preceding by a day the October 18 th override by Congress. The vote was before Nixon’s re-election and after the break-in at Watergate which eventually brought the President to resignation. The veto and override are both important – the Clean Water Act was born in controversy and a
The Clean Water Act Stands - Let's Stand With It
By Alan Farago, Guest Writer and Clean Water Action Member When the Clean Water Act was passed by Congress forty years ago, I had no idea how important this landmark federal law would be to my work as an environmental activist in Florida. On this important anniversary, I am reminded how far our nation has come, through landmark legislation created in the 1970’s under a Republican administration, and how the original purpose of those laws, including the Clean Water Act, represent the best of America. I was a freshman in college in 1972. Laws were not necessarily my primary concern, and the
The Clean Water Act and Our Infrastructure
Watch a video about stormwater runoff in Pittsburgh By Tom Hoffman, Western Pennsylvania Director Clean Water Action and the Clean Water Act are both turning 40 this year. In celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the Clean Water Act on October 18th, our water experts (and some friends) from across the country are writing about the Act. Clean Water Action helped get the Clean Water Act passed because water is one of our nation’s most precious resources. Until 1972, we were simply not good stewards of our water. Our founder, David Zwick, exposed our nation’s water crisis and helped to
Your Daily Cup of Joe at Risk due to Climate Change
Could climate change take this away? By Elli Bell, Michigan Energy Program Intern Like me, millions of Americans enjoy a cup of coffee first thing in the morning, but climate change is putting this comforting daily ritual at risk. Clean Water Action celebrated National Coffee Day on September 28, to raise awareness in Lansing about the very real impact of climate change on coffee production. Premium coffee crops in places all over the world like Ethiopia, India, and Costa Rica are threatened by abnormal weather patterns associated with global warming. To produce the best beans, coffee plants