Our clean water is at risk. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving forward with gutting the Clean Water Act by further limiting which waters are protected at the federal level. This move puts practically all streams and wetlands at risk and is a blatant giveaway to corporate polluters who have been trying to weaken the Clean Water Act for years.
The administration has opened a very short comment period on its final "Waters of the United States" Rule. We must speak up and tell the EPA that we need to strengthen, not weaken, protections for clean water. Submit your comment now before the October 9 deadline!
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More information: You can add a personal message, and we strongly encourage making your comment your own! Feel free to use the below prompts and talking points.
PROMPTS:
- Where do you live?
- Why are your local waterways important to you and your family (rivers, wetlands, streams)?
- Which local waterway is your favorite? Why do you care about it the most?
TALKING POINTS:
- I am writing to you from [where you live]. My family and I rely on clean, safe water for [insert the things you rely on water for – drinking, swimming, playing, habitat for birds, fish, and other wildlife, or something else].
- This announcement prioritizes the interests of polluters over the health and safety of our communities.
- Weakening water protections, especially when combined with significant cuts to EPA resources and staff, increases threats to wildlife, drinking water sources, and flood-prone communities.
- Clean water is essential to human health, vital to healthy communities, and necessary for a robust economy. It’s critical that we act now to protect our water.