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 ...

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 ...

The Trump administration this week rolled back Obama-era regulations on the Clean Water Act, which was established to limit the amount of pollution in U.S. bodies of water and to protect sources ...

Adults fighting kids for clean water, despondent toddlers and a child with swollen feet denied a medical exam — these ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act. Dozens were out celebrating how far improvements to river pollution have come in Pittsburgh. Organizers said that 70 years ago, ...