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EPA issues new definition of “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act…again

EPA issues new definition of “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act…again

by Idaho Rivers United | Jan 18, 2023

(City Council members inspect pollution of the Cuyahoga River 1964 – Cleveland Press Collection, Cleveland State University Library) Just before the new year, the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers announced plans to formalize...
American Whitewater Opposes Legislation to Undermine Clean Water Act

American Whitewater Opposes Legislation to Undermine Clean Water Act

by American Whitewater | Sep 23, 2022

On September 21, Sen. Manchin (D-WV) released the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2022, long-anticipated legislation seeking to speed up environmental review and approval of energy projects under the National Environmental Policy Act and Clean Water Act. The...
Court Victory for California Water Quality and Rivers – and CSPA

Court Victory for California Water Quality and Rivers – and CSPA

by California Sportfishing Protection Alliance | Aug 7, 2022

On August 4, 2022, a panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overruled the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), re-establishing California’s right to protect water quality in the Yuba, Bear, and Merced River watersheds for the next...
Court Victory for Clean Water and State Regulators in California

Court Victory for Clean Water and State Regulators in California

by Friends of the River | Aug 4, 2022

Contacts:  Melinda Booth, South Yuba River Citizens League, 650-207-0495, melinda@yubariver.org Chris Shutes, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, 510-421-2405, blancapaloma@msn.com Ron Stork, Friends of the River, 916-442-3155 x220,...
For Outdoor Enthusiasts, Supreme Court EPA Ruling is Mixed

For Outdoor Enthusiasts, Supreme Court EPA Ruling is Mixed

by Appalachian Mountain Club | Jul 1, 2022

  On June 30, the Supreme Court of the United States released a highly-anticipated decision in West Virginia vs. EPA, one of the most important climate change-related cases in the past decade. The ruling eliminated one of the Environmental Protection Agency...
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