Conservation Action: Last Week to Speak Out for Clean Water
This is our last week to build the record in support of continuing the Obama Administration’s most important clean water action.
The Clean Water Rule, restoring federal protections to the small streams and wetlands that are necessary to protecting clean water, was perhaps the most important action taken during the Obama Administration to keep American waters clean. The Trump Administration is trying to kill it. We can speak out in its defense.
The public comment period on the Trump Administration’s effort to kill the Clean Water Rule continues through August 28. Citizen conservationists and allied states, businesses, and other public interest groups nationwide are working to encourage the maximum number of comments supporting the rule. Through this public comment process, we’re building the public record to support fighting the Trump Administration in court.
The Clean Water Rule prohibits development and other activities from unlimited dumping into or destruction of these small streams and wetlands. Without its protection, most of our nation’s stream miles and wetlands acreage are at grave risk of unregulated destruction. You can read more details about the impact on North Carolina here.
The national League of Conservation Voters (LCV) has provided a fast and easy way to submit your comment in support of clean water.
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