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Obama Pushes for Clean Water Restoration Act of 2009

Obama Pushes for Clean Water Restoration Act of 2009

Posted on Jun 10, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.

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The landmark Clean Water Act (CWA) was passed in 1972 intending to protect and clean up all of America’s waterways. Two relatively recent Supreme Court cases have rolled back protection of American waters by narrowing CWA definitions, and the Obama administration would like to restore the act’s original intentions.  Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) has reintroduced legislation to restore CWA called the Clean Water Restoration Act of 2009 (CWRA). Rivers, streams and wetlands that were once protected under CWA would be within the scope of CWRA.  There are twenty-three cosponsors for CWRA demonstrating it has broad support.
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SB 670 Would Place a Moratorium on Dredge Mining in California Rivers

SB 670 Would Place a Moratorium on Dredge Mining in California Rivers

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.

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A modern day Gold Rush is happening in America! Membership in the Gold Prospectors of American Association has expanded by 20%, and 3000 new mining claims have been filed in California over the past two years.  Over half of these new claims were filed in the first quarter of 2009!  At over $900 an ounce, prospectors are looking to gold during the current economic recession, but what is it doing to our rivers?
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Safe Drinking Water: One Family, One Country at a Time

Safe Drinking Water: One Family, One Country at a Time

Posted on Feb 14, 2009 by BLI Editors.

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An estimated 1.1 billion people in the world do not have access to a safe water supply. For many in the U.S., this is a fact far removed from every day life. The truth is the worldwide water crisis is exactly that—worldwide.

Though significantly worse in developing countries lacking improved sanitation, everyone has reason to question the water they drink. Pollution is nothing new, but the amount of chemicals and pesticides that exist in today’s water supply is staggering, and the EPA regulates only a fraction of these toxins.

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