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Dear John,
President Trump's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a proposal that would remove Clean Water Act protections from wetlands, streams, and other waterways we all depend on.
This threat is national in scope, and it puts Midwest waters at real risk. Including wetlands across the Great Lakes region that supply drinking water to millions of people.
The EPA estimates 81% of all wetlands will no longer be protected. Take action now and tell EPA to withdraw this rollback. [[link removed]]
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For more than fifty years, the Clean Water Act has been one of our most effective tools for keeping toxic pollution out of rivers, lakes, and wetlands.
Now, the Trump administration is trying to weaken the Clean Water Act by rewriting which waters qualify under the law. By narrowing the law, EPA would remove federal protections for many smaller streams and wetlands that play a vital role in protecting water quality.
This change would significantly affect the Midwest. Wetlands across Illinois, waterways that feed the Mississippi River, and streams that flow into the Great Lakes could all lose critical protection.
Wetlands filter pollution, reduce flooding, store carbon, and support wildlife. If federal protections are stripped away, these waters will be more vulnerable to contamination and development, and our communities will bear the costs through degraded water quality and increased flooding.
EPA should protect the waters that keep our communities healthy, not remove the safeguards that have worked for decades.
Send a comment and urge EPA to withdraw this proposal and maintain strong Clean Water Act protections. [[link removed]]
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Thank you for speaking up for clean water in the Midwest and beyond.
Sincerely,
Nancy Stoner
Senior Attorney
Environmental Law & Policy Center
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