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Waterkeepers Chesapeake Urges EPA to Fully Restore State, Tribal, and Community Rights Under the Clean Water Act’s Section 401
On August 8, 2022, Waterkeepers Chesapeake submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging removal and replacement of regulations of ...
The Supreme Court Gutted the EPA. What Now?
We are outraged and alarmed by today’s overreaching U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s authority to ...
Clean Water Act rollbacks hurt rivers and drinking water | COMMENTARY
by Betsy Nicholas, October 27, 2020 https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-op-1028-chesapeake-bay-20201027-ohnnakvjmzashed5uqgn34nm54-story.html I have always loved spending time on rivers. I tend to visit the ...
Lawsuit Challenges New NEPA Regulations that Shield CAFOs from Environmental Review
Extreme changes to the regulations have widespread consequences for animals, surrounding communities, and the environment. Contact: Mike Andrade-Heymsfield, media@aldf.org, 707-364-8387 ...
Federal Government Uses COVID-19 Health Crisis to Give Polluters a Free Pass
As the EPA retreats on enforcement, our Waterkeepers will be called on to step in to protect the public The ...
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