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CWRA–Good for People, Farms and Small Businesses
silt fence at construction site The House Small Business Committee heard complaints from associations representing farmers and small business groups who do not want the Clean Water Restoration Act to...
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Great Lakes Bills Waiting For US Senate Action
It is almost time for Congress to come back to Washington and ring the bell for the start of legislative business. There are a number of Great Lakes bills that are still winding their way through both...
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The Failure of the Guardians and Enforcers of the Clean Water Act
The New York Times Sunday paper makes a compelling argument for the Clean Water Restoration Act. Their reporting found that in the last five years, violations of water pollution laws have been violated...
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Rep. Jim Oberstar: Pump Up the Volume on Clean Water Restoration Act!
If the Ancient Mariner were to wax poetic today his “rime” may instead say, water, water everywhere, but none of it clean! That’s depressing. But soon, we hope Minnesota Rep. Jim Obertar (DFL) will...
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Clean Up the Murky Waters with the Clean Water Restoration Act
A stream runs through itWhile Congress debates whether or not to pass the Clean Water Restoration Act, millions of Americans are getting their drinking water from streams that could lose protection...
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James Oberstar to Hold CWRA Hearing Thursday
Building upon momentum inspired by the New York Times story about the appalling state of our nation’s waters, the US Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is going to hold a hearing on October 15...
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Rep. Jim Oberstar’s Panel Investigates the Diminishing Clean Water Act
After 37 years, the goals of the Clean Water Act continue to elude us. That is why the US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing yesterday to find out what needs to be done to...
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Clean Water Act Revamp?
After what is likely to become an award winning series on the failure of the Clean Water Act to meet its goals, the New York Times produced an editorial calling for some significant changes to the...
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House Bill Would Bring Restoration and Economic Recovery to the Great Lakes
More than 66 percent of Great Lakes wetlands have been filled in or destroyed, Ohio has lost 90 percent of her wetlands, and wetlands provide an essential ingredient in clean water and great lakes...
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If anyone knows the Clean Water Act, it is Rep. Oberstar
U.S. Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.) has been Congressman for more than 40 years. During his expansive political career he has been a leader in helping to pass laws to protect the nation’s waterways....
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