Fact Sheets

America Needs Clean Water and Healthy Wetlands: Restore Clean Water Act Protections

Millions of acres of wetlands and thousands of miles of streams are losing Clean Water (CWA) protections in the wake of Supreme Court decisions in 2001 (SWANCC) and 2006 (Rapanos) and subsequent Corps of Engineers and EPA guidance. Without Congressional intervention to restore the CWA protection for waters that were protected prior to 2001, these waters will continue to be polluted and destroyed.
Last updated December 21, 2009

Clean Water Enforcement Cases Against Polluters Dropped As Agency Confusion Grows

Without effective enforcement, our nation's most important laws for protecting public health, community welfare, and our natural resources will not achieve their goals, and bad actors are not held accountable when they break the laws that other businesses follow.
Last updated December 21, 2009

Restoring the Clean Water Act

Since Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, we have made great progress in cleaning up our nation's waters, but that progress is in jeopardy today.
Last updated December 21, 2009

These Days, How Does Anyone Know What Water Is a Water of the U.S.?

New EPA Report Shows How Rapanos Has Hampered, Confused, and Complicated the Agency's Clean Water Act Implementation and Enforcement.
Last updated December 21, 2009

Keep Our Nation's Public Drinking Water Sources Safe

We all need safe and healthy drinking water. And the best way to protect our drinking water is to protect its sources – surface water and groundwater supplies – from pollution.
Last updated December 21, 2009

In Support of Restoring the Clean Water Act

Past EPA Officials Agree: Re-establishing the Clean Water Act to its fullest protections prior to 2001 is critical to protect our nation's waters.
Last updated November 6, 2009

The Clean Water Act and Global Warming

Unfortunately, past and current global warming emissions are virtually guaranteed to harm many communities. We should take steps now to limit the impacts of global warming by bolstering our natural defenses – headwater and seasonal streams and wetlands. Click here to learn more about how clarify the Clean Water Act can help our communities.
Last updated December 21, 2009

Who Supports Clean Water in My State?

More than 800 organizations – representing the conservation community, family farmers, fishers, surfers, boaters, faith communities, environmental justice advocates, labor unions, and civic associations have called on Congress to clarify the Clean Water Act to reaffirm the historical scope of the 1972. Read more.
Last updated December 21, 2009