Water & Wildlife

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! 🚨

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.

"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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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.

EPA is rescinding limits on four "forever chemicals" that have been shown to harm people & wildlife.

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 ...

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

A middle-aged white man looks at a herd of dairy cows grazing on green grass next to a clear blue lake surrounded by green trees. His shirt is bright blue and reads "proud to be an American family farm!"

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

YouTube video by House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Subcommittee Hearing on “America Builds: Clean Water Act Permitting and Project Delivery”

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.

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