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Nearing 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, advocacy groups challenge national water-pollution trading model

Posted Wed, 2012/10/10 - 2:37pm by RCAP

New lawsuit charges EPA’s Chesapeake Bay TMDL provisions illegal under the Clean Water Act

Washington, D.C. – Food & Water Watch and Friends of the Earth, represented by Columbia Law School’s Environmental Law Clinic, filed a joint lawsuit Oct. 3 to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to strengthen the Chesapeake Bay water clean-up efforts and maintain the integrity of the Clean Water Act.

EPA Virtual Academy webinar: Water-Quality Standards 101

Posted Mon, 2012/07/23 - 10:33am by RCAP

Join EPA for the first Water-Quality Standards Virtual Academy webinar: “Water Quality Standards 101.”  Water-quality standards are the foundation of the water-quality-based pollution control program mandated by the Clean Water Act. Water-quality standards define the goals for a waterbody by designating its uses, setting criteria to protect those uses, and establishing provisions such as antidegradation policies to protect water bodies from pollutants.

Nutrient pollution educational materials online

Posted Thu, 2012/07/12 - 9:15am by RCAP

 To help raise awareness about nutrient pollution, which is caused by excess nitrogen and phosphorus in the air and water, EPA has developed new educational materials, including: