Currents | November 2019 - States’ ability to protect their waters threatened, EPA again puts dirty coal above public health, scientists speak out against Disney's proposal in The Bahamas, and more...
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** Waterkeeper Groups Across U.S. Oppose Rollback of States’ Rights
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Waterkeeper Alliance and 148 Waterkeeper groups submitted comments in opposition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed revisions to its regulations that administer section 401 of the Clean Water Act.

EPA’s proposed rule is a bald-faced effort by the administration to steal state authority granted by Congress from the States and to misappropriate it for itself and other federal agencies.

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EPA proposed new rulemakings that will allow coal-fired power plants to release hundreds of millions of additional pounds of pollutants in our waterways and continue to store coal ash in leaking, unlined pits well beyond the deadlines under current law.

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Twenty-four independent scientists and experts set out the technical case against Disney's controversial proposal in The Bahamas to build a 0.6-mile long pier to dock its cruise ships at Lighthouse Point, an environmentally sensitive area.

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Under the energy dominance agenda of the Trump administration, changes in federal policy have led to the aggressive leasing of public lands for fossil fuel extraction. Stand up for public lands by voicing your support for the “Restoring Community Input and Public Protections in Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2019.”

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** Waterkeepers Fight Climate Change
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In preparation for Climate Action Day on November 30, we're highlighting the great work the Waterkeeper movement is doing to tackle the climate crisis. Join us in demanding action on climate change by signing here ([link removed]) .
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Waterkeepers across the
United States

"Waterkeepers Fighting Climate Change: Eight Projects Making a Difference," by Waterkeeper Alliance Advocacy Writer Ellen Simon.

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Cook Inletkeeper
Alaska, United States

"Cook Inletkeeper’s Fight Against Climate Change for Wild Alaskan Salmon," by Waterkeeper Alliance Organizing Manager Bart Mihailovich.

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** News from the Waterkeeper Movement
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Gulf & South Atlantic Waterkeepers
United States

"Gulf and South Atlantic Waterkeepers Respond to Federal Clean Water Act Rollbacks," by Waterkeeper Alliance Organizer Julia Widmann.

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Waterkeepers Bahamas
New Providence, Bahamas

"Bringing Sampling Equipment — And Moral Support — to the Bahamas, After Dorian," by Waterkeeper Alliance Advocacy Writer Ellen Simon.

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California Coastkeeper Alliance
California, United States

"Worried About Microplastics? Stormwater Is A Solution," by Sean Bothwell, California Coastkeeper Alliance executive director.

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Suncoast Waterkeeper
Florida, United States

"Suncoast Waterkeeper’s 'Sick of Sewage' Campaign Resolves Lawsuit Against Sarasota County," by Suncoast Waterkeeper.

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