Ask Your Senators To Restore & Strengthen the Clean Water Act

Ask Your Senators To Restore & Strengthen the Clean Water Act

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When Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, it intended to establish broad protections to achieve the law's goal of restoring and maintaining the physical, chemical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters. However, since 2001, Supreme Court decisions have called into doubt these broad protections. The Bush administration exploited these doubts to weaken oversight of our nation's water.&nbsp;<br /><br /><a href="http://action.foodandwaterwatch.org/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27450">Now, you can help to restore the Clean Water Act to its full strength!&nbsp;</a><br />&nbsp;<br />This Thursday, June 18, the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee will meet to consider the Clean Water Restoration Act (S. 787). Congress must act now to resolve the confusion and uncertainty around the Clean Water Act because we are losing many vital waters to pollution and complete destruction.<br />&nbsp;<br />Some members of the committee have floated weakening amendments. They want to ensure that the damage done to the Clean Water Act isn't repaired. &nbsp;<br /><br /><a href="http://action.foodandwaterwatch.org/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27450">You can stop these efforts by emailing your Senator and asking them to oppose any amendments designed to weaken the Clean Water Restoration Act.</a><br />&nbsp;<br />The Clean Water Restoration Act needs to move forward now to resolve the confusion and uncertainty around the Clean Water Act that is leaving many vital waters open to pollution and complete destruction.&nbsp;<br /><br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Mitch Jones<br />Water Policy Analyst<br />Food &amp; Water Watch

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