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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.

Order Opening Atlantic Monument to Commercial Fishing ‘Dangerous’ for Imperiled Species

Feb 09, 2026

great blue heron covered in oil from the Enbridge oil spill in Kalamazoo, David Kenyon

Final Environmental Report for Line 5, Army Corps’ Review Process Tunnel Fails the Great Lakes

Feb 06, 2026

National Wildlife Federation, Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Now Accepting Applications for Wildlife, Habitat Conservation Grant

Feb 02, 2026

Western Monarch Population Count Underscores Need for Endangered Species Listing

Jan 29, 2026

El último registro de la población occidental de mariposas monarca subraya la necesidad de incluirlas en la lista de especies amenazadas

Jan 29, 2026

President approves $7M for Mississippi River Gulf Outlet Restoration

Jan 26, 2026

Lawmakers Vote to Remove Safeguards for Pristine Boundary Waters Area

Jan 21, 2026

Amicus Brief Supports Restoring Responsible Wind, Solar Energy Permitting

Jan 16, 2026

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