EPA finalizes water rule that repeals Trump-era changes
President Joe Biden’s administration finalized regulations protecting hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands, and other waterways, repealing a Trump-era rule that federal courts had …
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50M gallons of polluted water pours daily from US mine sites
Every day many millions of gallons of water loaded with arsenic, lead and other toxic metals flow from some of the most contaminated mining sites …
Victory for Clean Water
On August 16, American Rivers won a huge victory in our lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s attempt to suspend the Clean Water Rule. This was a …
Colorado allows 39 companies to pollute the state’s waterways
While Colorado permits 39 major industrial facilities to release thousands of tons of pollutants into waterways each year, 17 of them exceeded their legal limits …
Wild, Free Waterways Disappearing in the West
Water may be crucial for life in the West, but Westerners in 11 states have manipulated and trashed rivers to such an extent that half …