GLIN==> Obama Administration, New Clean Water Act Rules & Great Lakes

In a strong affirmation of the Clean Water Act, the Obama Administration today proposed new instructions to federal agencies on how to interpret parts of the law in light of two Supreme Court decisions that have essentially stripped away protections from many of U.S. water bodies, including those that play an integral role in the health of the Great Lakes.

Here's comment from Jeff Skelding of the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition:

"President Obama's investment to restore the Great Lakes is already producing results, and we expect that today's action will only bolster efforts to protect one of this country's most iconic waters-one that supplies drinking water to more than 30 million people."

He added:

"We encourage the Obama Administration to urgently move to implement a final rule that restores Clean Water Act protections to waters that millions of people in the Great Lakes region and across the country depend on for their drinking water, public health and recreational opportunities."

Read more at: http://bit.ly/GLcleanwater

Jordan

Jordan Lubetkin
Senior Regional Communications Manager
National Wildlife Federation' Great Lakes Regional Center
213 W. Liberty St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
lubetkin at nwf.org
w: 734-887-7109
c: 734-904-1589

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