Clean Water Act
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The EPA made two big announcements this week that could affect your water
From a replacement Clean Water Rule to regulations on PFAS, there’s a lot going on with our water.
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Research casts doubt on EPA drinking water standard
New research is documenting health risks posed by nitrate levels in drinking water deemed safe to drink by the EPA.
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Losing Justice Kennedy puts fundamental environmental protections in peril
With a 6 to 3 conservative majority, the Supreme Court is likely to become tough sledding for climate and green advocates.
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EPA enforcement office may be next on the Trump team’s hit list
The move would impair the agency's ability to enforce laws for clean air and water.
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Here’s what Republicans are trying to shove into must-pass bills
Politicians are always trying to sneak shit into important bills, so that when you vote to pass the Don't Starve America's Children Act you are also sneakily funding the Rich People Get To Use You As A Coffee Table rider. Because congressional Republicans evidently hate you and the world, they're shoving a bunch of anti-environmental […]
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Give Thanks for Regulations
In the Broadway hit musical, “Book of Mormon,” a woman from Uganda envisions paradise as a place where warlords are benevolent and the Red Cross hands out as much flour as you can eat. In other words, the things that inspire hope and gratitude in any part of the world are in the eye of […]
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On its 39th anniversary, the Clean Water Act needs defenders
This post originally appeared on Treehugger. In 1969, a river caught fire. People of a certain age probably remember when it happened. The Cuyahoga, which runs through northeastern Ohio and outlets into Lake Erie in Cleveland, was heavily contaminated — so much so that stretches of the waterway contained no life at all. It was […]
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The law of unintended consequences
The House of Representatives has proposed legislation to cut USEPA funding by almost 20% and curtail its ability to tackle a wide range of pollution issues. The regulated industries and their allies in Congress may be hopeful of reduced cost and a less intrusive government, but they should be very careful of the Law of […]
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This is nuts: The House wants the EPA to stop protecting clean water
Oh, EPA, why do you have to go around, you know, regulating all the time? You know it just pisses off Republicans. You tried to keep coal companies in West Virginia from dumping waste into streams, so now House Republicans (and, to be fair, a handful of Democrats) have passed a bill that would take away your authority to enforce the Clean Water Act. I mean, what did you expect them to do?
No bigs, right? It's only one of the most fundamental environmental laws OF ALL TIME.