The Dirty Water Rule wipes out protections for wetlands, streams and headwaters that help provide drinking water for millions of Americans -- and it's even been criticized by the EPA's own science advisers. Tell Congress to repeal the Dirty Water Rule today. Take Action:
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Anonymous,

It's official: The Trump administration has eliminated critical clean water protections.[1]

The revision is called the Dirty Water Rule, and it revokes hardwon protections for streams and wetlands that help provide drinking water for millions of Americans. That's why we're working with clean water champions in Congress to repeal the Dirty Water Rule. In fact, a bill has been introduced in the House to do just that.

Tell Congress: Repeal the Dirty Water Rule.
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Even the Environmental Protection Agency's own science advisors said the Dirty Water Rule flies in the face of well-established science on how larger waterways depend on streams and wetlands. That's why we're supporting the Clean Water for All Act, which would overturn the Dirty Water Rule.[2]

The streams and wetlands that lose protections under the Dirty Water Rule are crucial to the health of the nation's most iconic waterways. Wetlands filter pollutants, provide wildlife habitat, and protect coastal communities by absorbing floodwaters. Streams flow into larger rivers and ultimately help provide drinking water for millions of Americans -- and we know that pollution that begins upstream continues downstream.[3,4]

It is critical that Congress take a stand for clean water and on maintaining the integrity of the Clean Water Act itself.

Tell your U.S. House representative to stand up for Colorado's waterways.
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Thanks for making it all possible,

Hannah Collazo
State Director

P.S. Our work to defend the environment can't stop and won't stop in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. We'll keep advocating on your behalf -- at a safe social distance -- for clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife and open spaces, and a livable climate.

1. Jeremy P. Jacobs and Pamela King, "Trump's rewrite is finalized. What happens now?," E&E News, April 21, 2020.
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2. Scott Neuman, Colin Dwyer, "Trump Administration Cuts Back Federal Protections For Streams And Wetlands," NPR, January 23, 2020.
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3. Megan Mineiro, "EPA finalizes rollback pollution rules for ecosystems, drinking water," Missoula Current, April 21, 2020.
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4. Scott Neuman, Colin Dwyer, "Trump Administration Cuts Back Federal Protections For Streams And Wetlands," NPR, January 23, 2020.
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