Clean Water Act

Trump rolls back decades of Clean Water Act protections

American bullfrog floating at the surface of a farm pond in Kentucky USA The Trump administration has taken aim at…

6 years ago

Water Board Sues IBWC Over Untreated Sewage from Tijuana River

The state of California is suing the federal government over untreated sewage in the Tijuana River. NBC 7's Erika Cervantes…

6 years ago

The cataclysmic cost of Trump’s ‘war on oceans’

Photo illustration by Lesley Becker/Globe Staff/Adobe Stock This summer, 60 million Americans will head to the seaside to enjoy majestic…

6 years ago

Pruitt takes over authority for EPA water protections policy

photo: © Getty Images Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Scott Pruitt has signed a directive giving himself more authority to…

7 years ago

Toxic waste from coal ash pits leaching into Illinois’ only National Scenic River

Toxic coal ash waste can be seen leaking into the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River. (Prairie Rivers Network) Seven…

7 years ago