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In-depth resources relating to campaign to restore Clean Water Act protections

PRESS RELEASE: As Americans Mark the 40th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act, U.S. House of Representatives Takes Another Step Backward

A press release detailing a House rider barring the Army Corps of Engineers from finalizing and implementing Clean Water Act guidance.

FACT SHEET: The Clean Water Act Guidance - What It Does And Does Not Do

A fact sheet that explains which waters would and would not be protected by the guidance.

FACT SHEET: Restore Clean Water Act Protections - Protect Water for People and Wildlife (pdf)

A fact sheet laying out how agency action will restore long-standing Clean Water Act protections.

FACT SHEET: Clean Water Act Guidance - A Balanced Approach to Restoring Clean Water Act Protections (pdf)

A fact sheet from Ducks Unlimited, Izaak Walton League of America, National Wildlife Federation, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, and Trout Unlimited about the Clean Water guidance.

PRESS RELEASE: National Hunting, Angling Groups Applaud Release of Clean Water Guidance (pdf)

The Clean Water guidance is a first step in restoring protections for waters and valuable fish and wildlife habitat.

FACT SHEET: Global Warming and the Loss of Clean Water Act Protections (pdf)

Science and recent events tell us that many of the most immediate severe impacts of global warming will affect water resources, making the restoration of Clean Water Act protections even more important.

LETTER: The Obama administration urges Congress to enact the Clean Water Restoration Act (pdf)

The official letter sent by top officials of the Obama administration to Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA).

OFFICIAL AMENDMENT: The Baucus-Klobuchar-Boxer amendment (S. 787) (pdf)

Text of the amendment passed by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on June 18, 2009.

FACT SHEET: The Baucus-Klobuchar-Boxer Amendment Explained (pdf)

Description of the Baucus-Klobuchar-Boxer Amendment.

Clean Water Act in the News

• "Stopping the Fire" (pdf) by Bob Marshall, Field and Stream
• "Millions in U.S. Drink Dirty Water, Records Show" - New York Times, December 7, 2009
• "E.P.A. Vows Better Effort on Water" - New York Times, October 15, 2009
• "Environmental Groups Warn 1/3 of Maine's Tap Water in Danger" - Maine Public Broadcasting Network, October 7, 2009