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The Trump Administration recently proposed limits to EPA's authority to protect wetlands and streams.
“This rule will mean more unsafe drinking water and more expensive water treatment costs for taxpayers,” said Jim Murphy, National Wildlife Federation.
“This rule will mean more unsafe drinking water and more expensive water treatment costs for taxpayers,” said Jim Murphy, National Wildlife Federation.
E.P.A. Rule Would Drastically Curb Protections for Wetlands
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The Trump Administration recently proposed limits to EPA's authority to protect wetlands and streams.
“This rule will mean more unsafe drinking water and more expensive water treatment costs for taxpayers,” said Jim Murphy, National Wildlife Federation.
“This rule will mean more unsafe drinking water and more expensive water treatment costs for taxpayers,” said Jim Murphy, National Wildlife Federation.
Last week, the Administration announced plans to ...
1) open CA & FL coasts to drilling,
2) revoke protections for most wetlands and streams, &
3) gut endangered species protections.
Read more: www.nbcnews.com/science/envi...
1) open CA & FL coasts to drilling,
2) revoke protections for most wetlands and streams, &
3) gut endangered species protections.
Read more: www.nbcnews.com/science/envi...
With the rest of the world at a climate summit, Trump administration announces major environmental rollbacks
This week, the administration released a series of sweeping proposals to encourage oil drilling and roll back protections for wetlands and endangered species.
www.nbcnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Last week, the Administration announced plans to ...
1) open CA & FL coasts to drilling,
2) revoke protections for most wetlands and streams, &
3) gut endangered species protections.
Read more: www.nbcnews.com/science/envi...
1) open CA & FL coasts to drilling,
2) revoke protections for most wetlands and streams, &
3) gut endangered species protections.
Read more: www.nbcnews.com/science/envi...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s draft rule narrowing the scope of the Clean Water Act will protect fewer streams and wetlands from pollution and destruction than at any point since the law’s passage in 1972.
Read the press release 📲: https://ow.ly/wHEq50XtGe2
Read the press release 📲: https://ow.ly/wHEq50XtGe2
November 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s draft rule narrowing the scope of the Clean Water Act will protect fewer streams and wetlands from pollution and destruction than at any point since the law’s passage in 1972.
Read the press release 📲: https://ow.ly/wHEq50XtGe2
Read the press release 📲: https://ow.ly/wHEq50XtGe2
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Did you know the House is poised to pass a bill putting our drinking water and wildlife at risk of even more pesticides and toxic discharges?
🚨 Tell your representative to vote NO on the PERMIT Act! 🚨
🚨 Tell your representative to vote NO on the PERMIT Act! 🚨
September 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Did you know the House is poised to pass a bill putting our drinking water and wildlife at risk of even more pesticides and toxic discharges?
🚨 Tell your representative to vote NO on the PERMIT Act! 🚨
🚨 Tell your representative to vote NO on the PERMIT Act! 🚨
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"The Presidential Memorandum...pushes Columbia River #salmon & #steelhead ever closer toward extinction, & it puts taxpayers back on the hook for inefficient industry and failed salmon recovery efforts” -Abby Tinsley, VP for conservation policy at NWF
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Trump cancels landmark Columbia River agreement with tribes, WA, OR
The Biden administration brokered the deal in 2023 that provided a pathway to dam removal on the Snake River.
ow.ly
June 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"The Presidential Memorandum...pushes Columbia River #salmon & #steelhead ever closer toward extinction, & it puts taxpayers back on the hook for inefficient industry and failed salmon recovery efforts” -Abby Tinsley, VP for conservation policy at NWF
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We're hiring a Senior Manager of State Water Policy! Please share with your contacts and help us find the right person.
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June 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
We're hiring a Senior Manager of State Water Policy! Please share with your contacts and help us find the right person.
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Wetlands are spongy wild spaces that clean water, prevent floods, store carbon, & support life. But a 2023 Supreme Court ruling put most of them at risk.
Ahead of the anniversary of the #SackettDecision, we're sharing how people are fighting to protect clean water.
📽️Watch the video to learn more.
Ahead of the anniversary of the #SackettDecision, we're sharing how people are fighting to protect clean water.
📽️Watch the video to learn more.
May 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Wetlands are spongy wild spaces that clean water, prevent floods, store carbon, & support life. But a 2023 Supreme Court ruling put most of them at risk.
Ahead of the anniversary of the #SackettDecision, we're sharing how people are fighting to protect clean water.
📽️Watch the video to learn more.
Ahead of the anniversary of the #SackettDecision, we're sharing how people are fighting to protect clean water.
📽️Watch the video to learn more.
EPA is rescinding limits on four "forever chemicals" that have been shown to harm people & wildlife.
EPA Retreat on PFAS Protections Threatens Clean Water, Wildlife, Public Health
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision to rescind limits on four toxic “forever chemicals” represents a dangerous retreat from science-based safeguards for drinking water, wildlife, and public health
www.nwf.org
May 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
EPA is rescinding limits on four "forever chemicals" that have been shown to harm people & wildlife.
Roughly half the water in our large, mainstem rivers comes from streams set to lose Clean Water Act protections under an upcoming EPA rule. #protectcleanwater
WOTUS: A narrowing EPA definition is reshaping the Clean Water Act
By Brian Bienkowski Debra Shankland was a kid when the Cuyahoga River in Ohio caught fire in 1969. “I saw the dead fish, I smelled it,” the retired biologist and environmental educator told a room ...
www.thenewlede.org
May 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Roughly half the water in our large, mainstem rivers comes from streams set to lose Clean Water Act protections under an upcoming EPA rule. #protectcleanwater
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Federal funding at work! Learn more about how federal programs have supported the great soil and water conservation work at Schoepp Farms in Wisconsin. #CleanWater #GreatLakes #Wisconsin
HealthyLakes.org/latest-news/third-generation-farm-protects-soil-and-water-near-lake-wisconsin
HealthyLakes.org/latest-news/third-generation-farm-protects-soil-and-water-near-lake-wisconsin
April 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Federal funding at work! Learn more about how federal programs have supported the great soil and water conservation work at Schoepp Farms in Wisconsin. #CleanWater #GreatLakes #Wisconsin
HealthyLakes.org/latest-news/third-generation-farm-protects-soil-and-water-near-lake-wisconsin
HealthyLakes.org/latest-news/third-generation-farm-protects-soil-and-water-near-lake-wisconsin
In 2014, the tap water in Toledo was unsafe to bathe in -- much less drink -- effectively poisoned by an overgrowth of toxic algae in Lake Erie. In response, the state started a drinking water protection program called H2Ohio.
Now that program is facing deep cuts.
Now that program is facing deep cuts.
Environmental advocates oppose Ohio House plan to cut clean water program nearly 45%
Environmental advocates are among thoes opposing the Ohio House proposal to cut H2Ohio by nearly 45%. This possible change comes as the U.S. EPA and Trump administration also chop funding.
wysu.org
April 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
In 2014, the tap water in Toledo was unsafe to bathe in -- much less drink -- effectively poisoned by an overgrowth of toxic algae in Lake Erie. In response, the state started a drinking water protection program called H2Ohio.
Now that program is facing deep cuts.
Now that program is facing deep cuts.
Illinois has ~1.2 million acres of wetlands. Nearly 970,000 of them could be at risk under a new EPA rule. www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/prairie...
Prairie Rivers Network urges lawmakers to help protect Southern Illinois wetlands
As federal protections for wetlands shrink, Prairie Rivers Network warns that southern Illinois could lose some of its last natural defenses against flooding and polluted water.
www.wpsdlocal6.com
April 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Illinois has ~1.2 million acres of wetlands. Nearly 970,000 of them could be at risk under a new EPA rule. www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/prairie...
So much life in these seemingly insignificant bodies of water! 📲: ow.ly/MXBl50VHgZ8
The Quiet Wonder of Vernal Pools 🦎
Sheltering abundant life - Cone Pond in Virginia's George Washington National Forest can be up to 10 feet deep in spring, but it dries up completely during the summer.
Want to learn more? Read the National Wildlife Magazine Spring 2025 Issue 📲: ow.ly/MXBl50VHgZ8
Sheltering abundant life - Cone Pond in Virginia's George Washington National Forest can be up to 10 feet deep in spring, but it dries up completely during the summer.
Want to learn more? Read the National Wildlife Magazine Spring 2025 Issue 📲: ow.ly/MXBl50VHgZ8
April 28, 2025 at 11:17 PM
So much life in these seemingly insignificant bodies of water! 📲: ow.ly/MXBl50VHgZ8
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As the Trump administration considers narrowing the "waters of the U.S." definition, Utah environmental advocates worry the change could impact 79% of the water in the Great Salt Lake Basin.
Environmentalists warn: Changing ‘waters of the U.S.’ definition could damage Great Salt Lake • Utah News Dispatch
Changing the definition of "waters of the U.S." would narrow which bodies are federally protected, which could damage the Great Salt Lake.
utahnewsdispatch.com
April 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
As the Trump administration considers narrowing the "waters of the U.S." definition, Utah environmental advocates worry the change could impact 79% of the water in the Great Salt Lake Basin.
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Love is in the air 💕🦢 #DYK trumpeter swans typically mate for life?
Threats to wetlands, lead poisoning & human disturbance put swans at risk. Show your love for swans this #ValentinesDay & keep these lovebirds swimming for years to come- donate today 📲 ow.ly/NJZk50UXVLq
Threats to wetlands, lead poisoning & human disturbance put swans at risk. Show your love for swans this #ValentinesDay & keep these lovebirds swimming for years to come- donate today 📲 ow.ly/NJZk50UXVLq
February 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Love is in the air 💕🦢 #DYK trumpeter swans typically mate for life?
Threats to wetlands, lead poisoning & human disturbance put swans at risk. Show your love for swans this #ValentinesDay & keep these lovebirds swimming for years to come- donate today 📲 ow.ly/NJZk50UXVLq
Threats to wetlands, lead poisoning & human disturbance put swans at risk. Show your love for swans this #ValentinesDay & keep these lovebirds swimming for years to come- donate today 📲 ow.ly/NJZk50UXVLq
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Investment in clean water infrastructure protects the nation’s waters and creates good-paying jobs.
At today’s hearing, @transportdems.bsky.social will discuss how they’re fighting to protect clean water in communities across the country.
At today’s hearing, @transportdems.bsky.social will discuss how they’re fighting to protect clean water in communities across the country.
Subcommittee Hearing on “America Builds: Clean Water Act Permitting and Project Delivery”
YouTube video by House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Investment in clean water infrastructure protects the nation’s waters and creates good-paying jobs.
At today’s hearing, @transportdems.bsky.social will discuss how they’re fighting to protect clean water in communities across the country.
At today’s hearing, @transportdems.bsky.social will discuss how they’re fighting to protect clean water in communities across the country.
Looking to prevent disasters like floods or wildfires? Our free database makes it easier to get started. fundingnaturebasedsolutions.nwf.org
January 15, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Looking to prevent disasters like floods or wildfires? Our free database makes it easier to get started. fundingnaturebasedsolutions.nwf.org