Today, as the Clean Water Act turns 50, we’re looking back at how we got here and ahead toward how we'll protect our water.

Read about five success stories since 1972 when Congress passed the Clean Water Act, with the intention to restore and maintain waterways.

The Clean Water Act, passed 51 years ago today, is one of our country’s bedrock environmental laws. By cracking down on pollution discharges into rivers, lakes, streams, and wetlands, it has ...

This alert was originally published on June 3, 2025, and has been revised based on recent developments. Update: On June 30, 2025, ...

The Clean Water Act has reached its 50th anniversary. Still befuddling federal regulators is nonpoint-source pollution — a technocratic term describing pesticides, oil, fertilizers, toxins ...

Justice Samuel Alito misses the point entirely when he defends his decision to weaken the Clean Water Act by stating, “Today, many formerly fetid bodies of water are safe for the use and ...

50 years after the Clean Water Act became law, we should appreciate the progress we have made, while at the same time remain wide-eyed about the threats and challenges before us, and those we ...

Half a century after Congress adopted the Clean Water Act, the nation's waterways remain at risk and are facing new challenges.

The Clean Water Act prompted many states to prohibit laundry detergents containing phosphorus. Some had labeled Lake Erie “dead” as the soaps fueled algae blooms that sapped oxygen and killed ...

The Supreme Court dealt another blow to federal environmental protections on Tuesday in a major water pollution case. In a 5–4 ruling in City and County of San Francisco v. EPA, the justices ...

In a major win for industry and developers, the Supreme Court is significantly limiting the number and type of U.S. waterways that get federal protection.

Robert Redford: Last thing we need is to put Clean Water Act on trial at the Supreme Court. Protect wetlands and streams that feed our drinking water.