The Clean Water Act, passed in 1972, did just that. It laid out a regulatory framework that requires all discharging “point sources” — like factories and wastewater treatment plants — to follow ...

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 ...

On this day 50 years ago, Congress passed the Clean Water Act. This cornerstone environmental law of the 20th century aimed to eliminate all polluting discharges into our nation’s waterways. For many ...

As the Clean Water Act turns 50, ... And when Congress voted on it, the House initially passed it by a vote of 366-11 and the Senate by a vote of 74-0. Try to imagine that happening today.

Before the Clean Water Act was enacted in 1972, it was legal to dump all kinds of pollution in our lakes, ponds, rivers and streams. In Vermont, this translated into raw sewage being regularly ...

The Clean Water Act was passed 50 years ago this month, yet waterways across the United States are full of toxic pollution. These include beloved waterways like the Allegheny River that we use ...

The PERMIT Act, or House Resolution 3898, will now go to the House floor for a vote after passing the committee 34-30.

Fifty years ago this week the Clean Water Act was enacted. The Vermont Natural Resources Council held a webinar on Wednesday to review the impact of what was then a landmark law.

Before Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, U.S. factories and cities could pipe their pollution directly into waterways. Rivers, including the Potomac in Washington, smelled of raw sewage ...

The Clean Water Act, enacted in 1972, allows the EPA to set clear discharge limits as well as “any more stringent limitation” the agency views as “necessary to meet water quality standards.” ...