Lewis Pugh, a British endurance swimmer, sees the river as the prime example of how a toxic waterway can be revived.
Tag: Clean Water Act
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The Supreme Court Has Earned a Little Contempt
In recent years, the judiciary has shown little but contempt for other governing institutions.
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The Supreme Court Is Crippling Environmental Protections. Where Is Congress?
Will lawmakers allow what one justice called the court’s “appointment of itself as the national decision maker on environmental policy”?
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Supreme Court Limits EPA’s Power to Address Water Pollution
The justices ruled that discharges into some wetlands are not covered by the Clean Water Act.
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E.P.A. Bans Disposal of Mine Waste in Bristol Bay, Blocking Pebble Mine Project
The determination, made under the Clean Water Act, will protect a valuable wild salmon fishery and quashes a proposed mine project in the area.