Editorial: 50 years later, the Clean Water Act is under assault (via latimesopinion)
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 took effect half a century ago today.in Ohio, in which the river itself, laden with oil and other industrial pollutants, went up in flames.
But not all. In California and much of the West, less ample and therefore slower moving water, together with hotter temperatures, have increased the. These can release toxins and make sloughs and ponds poisonous to people who fish in or drink from them. Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court heard a case that could jeopardize the act, at least to the extent that it protects sensitive wetlands. In, owners of a plot of seasonal wetland in Idaho argue that the act applies only to the water in a wetland and not to the adjacent land from which the runoff comes. The court’s conservative majority may well agree, although questioning from the justices suggests that they may be skeptical of the plaintiffs’ interpretation.
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