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EPA Rule Further Slashes Clean Water Act Protections for Streams, Wetlands

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s draft rule narrowing the scope of the Clean Water Act will protect fewer streams and wetlands from pollution and destruction than at any point since the law’s passage in 1972.

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

Legislation Threatens Wildlife, Water, Recreation in the Boundary Waters

Jan 13, 2026

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Great Lakes, Tom Ruppe, Flickr

EPA Move Would Further Limit States, Tribes’ Water Quality Powers

Jan 13, 2026

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Great Lakes, Tom Ruppe, Flickr

Norma de la EPA restringiría, aún más, la capacidad de los estados y las tribus nativas americanas de tener buena calidad de agua

Jan 13, 2026

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bobwhite quail pair, Steve Maslowski

Hearing to Expand Hunting, Fishing Access Highlights Need to Invest in Public Lands, Refuges

Jan 12, 2026

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bald eagle

U.S. Withdrawal from International Climate Treaty Ignores Urgency of Wildlife, Climate Crises

Jan 08, 2026

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bald eagle

Decisión de EE. UU. de retirarse del tratado internacional sobre cambio climático, ignora urgencia que enfrentan la vida silvestre y la crisis climática

Jan 08, 2026

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LG Electronics Gives Holiday Revelers 15 Seconds Of Fame On Iconic Times Square Billboard

Dec 23, 2025

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Red Wolf, John and Karen Hollingsworth/USFWS

Refuge, Fishery Review Offers Opportunity to Support Wildlife, Enhance Vital Public Lands

Dec 22, 2025

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