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2026 Annual Member Meeting
June 25, 2026 | Virtual
Join us for our 2025 Clean Water Action Member Meeting as we celebrate The Power of Clean Water Action!
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They Never Stop: What the Polluted Water Rule Fight Taught Us and Why the Next Attack Came So Fast
The public comment period on the so-called “Polluted Water Rule” closed on January 5, 2026. Almost immediately, the Trump administration moved on to its next attack on the Clean Water Act, this time targeting Section 401, one of the most important tools states and Tribes have to protect their waters. That timing tells you everything you need to know.
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2025 Annual Member Meeting
October 30, 2025 | Virtual
Join us for our 2025 Clean Water Action Member Meeting as we celebrate The Power of Clean Water Action!
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Clean Water Staff Speak Out at EPA Listening Session
Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund made our voices loud and clear at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) latest listening session on the Clean Water Act. On May 1, 2025, EPA invited environmental stakeholders to weigh in on the definition of the “Waters of the United States,” an important term that determines what waters are protected and regulated under the Clean Water Act.
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Clean Water in Crisis: The Devastating Impact of a 65% EPA Budget Cut
Now, our water is under siege—not only by natural disasters or corporate greed, but by a goal set by President Trump and EPA Administrator Zeldin: to completely gut EPA. Last week, Administrator Zeldin stated the goal of the administration was to cut EPA spending by 65%.
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Pushing For Progress: Standing Strong to Protect Our Water and Our Health
Inauguration Day always reminds me of my dad. A World War II veteran born in 1921, he could not vote in Presidential elections until after 1961, when the 23rd Amendment gave Washington DC residents that right. He took voting in Presidential elections seriously, insisting on driving me to the polls when I cast my first vote.