Americans rely on our rivers, lakes, streams and bays for clean water
to drink and safe places to swim, boat and fish. The Clean Water Act
has protected all waterways across the country for more than three
decades. Recent murky Supreme Court decisions and Bush administration
policies have thrown that longstanding certainty into doubt. As a
result, 59 percent of streams and 20 million acres of wetlands are at
risk of unrestricted pollution.
To protect the Chesapeake Bay, Great Lakes, Puget Sound and other treasured waters, we must safeguard the streams and wetlands that feed and clean them.
The Clean Water Restoration Act (H.R. 2421) will ensure that all waterways in the
U.S. continue to be protected from pollution and development by the Clean Water Act. Environment
America
applauds Representatives James Oberstar (MN), Vernon Ehlers (MI), John
Dingell (MI) and more than 170 of their House colleagues for
cosponsoring this important clean water legislation.
We call on Congress to take swift action to protect
America’s waters by passing the Clean Water Restoration Act.
