Our country’s lakes, rivers and streams give life to ecosystems and people alike from coast to coast. Now it’s time we protect them as the life-giving resources they are.
Come the inauguration of the 118th Congress in January, we expect less congressional support for the Biden administration’s priorities. Protecting the environment remains as pressing as ever, so President Biden should take the following 10 actions immediately to protect our air, water, climate, wildlife and wild places.
In a victory for clean water, Kenyon Industries has agreed to take steps to reduce its release of pollution into the Pawcatuck River, in settlement of a case brought by Environment Rhode Island.
In a victory for clean water, the EPA announced a proposed timetable for rules to curb pollution from meat and poultry processing plants.
Lobbyists for polluting industries and their allies on Capitol Hill used a hearing on Wednesday as a launching pad for their latest attempt to repeal an EPA rule restoring Clean Water Act protections for wetlands and streams.
A clean environment is not a by-product of American prosperity; it is the necessary precondition for prosperity.
