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The 5 Best Things for Planet Since Earth Day Started

(April 22) -- From climate change to increased global air pollution, numerous challenges face the planet. But on the 40th anniversary Earth Day, AOL News asked two leading voices on the environment to reflect on the greatest triumphs of the past few decades. Five events over the last 40 years stuck out as being the most...

Opinion: Earth Day at 40 -- Looking Ahead

(April 22) -- Earth Day is a great time to come together to celebrate our environmental successes. It's hard to believe it's been 40 years since the first one. Our country has seen a string of incredible environmental triumphs over the past 40 years. Citizens from across the country have repeatedly come together to demand...

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Clean Water Matters

That title -- as a statement -- should be a no-brainer.

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H.R. 2018 Would Undermine the Clean Water Act and Should Provoke Backlash

Back in 1995, the last time conservative Republicans took control of the House of Representatives, one of the first laws they attacked was the Clean Water Act. As early as today, the House will vote again to undermine that 1972 landmark law, and I hope the results will be the same: a public backlash that stalls...

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Jeremy Symons: The Importance of the Clean Water Act

My son and I go fishing on the Rappahannock River in Virginia every now and then with the hopes of catching some bass, sunfish, maybe herring.

Background on clean water act

The Clean Water Act is the primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution. Commonly abbreviated as the CWA, the act established the goals of eliminating releases of high amounts of toxic substances into water, eliminating additional water pollution by 1985, and ensuring that surface waters would meet standards necessary for human sports and recreation by 1983.

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