clean water act

America’s Clean Water Under Siege by U.S. House of Representatives

America’s Clean Water Under Siege by U.S. House of Representatives- By Liz Judge - Earthjustice June 1, 2012 the U.S. House of Representatives voted against Clean Water Act protections for streams, lakes, and rivers across the United States. The House majority voted to keep a Dirty Water Rider in the House’s Energy and Water Appropriations bill, which would expose 60 percent of our country’s streams and at least 20 million acres of wetlands to toxic pollution and threaten the drinking water of ...[READ MORE]

Anti-Clean Water Act bill endorses toxic slime in Florida

Terry Winckler Pictures Of What House Voted To Support Anti-Clean Water Act bill endorses toxic slime in Florida     Anabaena algae bloom in Caloosahatchee River at Franklin Lock, June 17, 2008. (John Cassani) The U.S. House of Representatives was a in a cruel mood, yesterday, when it passed H.R. 2018, a bill that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from protecting our nation's waterways and drinking supplies—and give that power to the states. But, don't ...[READ MORE]