The following commentary is by Brian Shupe, executive director of the Vermont Natural Resources Council. This month, the federal Clean Water Act turned 50. (Click here for a timeline of 50 years ...

The construction grants program was phased out in 1990. Today, the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program provides low-interest loans to build and improve wastewater systems. The Path Forward, From ...

Before the Clean Water Act was passed, 240 million gallons of waste flowed into the Potomac River daily. The river was considered a severe health hazard, enough so that anyone who fell into it was ...

The Chicago Trump International Hotel and Tower has agreed to pay a $4.8 million settlement for environmental violations to ...

In Sackett v.EPA, the extreme right-wing majority of the Supreme Court ruled to pull many of the nation’s wetlands from protection under the Clean Water Act. More recently, the decision forced the ...

President Richard Nixon vetoed the Clean Water Act in 1972. But Congress overrode him on a bipartisan vote, and the landmark law to reverse the toxic degradation of U.S. rivers, lakes and streams ...

The Clean Water Act turned 50 years old this week. Although the anniversary was celebrated by environmentalists from coast to coast, the measure faces legal challenges today and shortcomings based ...

Now, 50 years later, we can be proud of these results, but we cannot rest on our laurels. Access to clean and safe water is a fundamental right, yet today, the Clean Water Act faces renewed legal ...

The Clean Water Act, though, has changed the face of American waters – and we’re all the better for it. The last thing we need, in the West or anywhere else, is to weaken this foundational law.

Allowing citizen enforcement has been an essential part of our nation’s environmental protection strategy, ever since the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act and other environmental laws were ...