Environmental

House Votes to Roll Back Protections from Pesticides Put in Nation’s Waters

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2014.  The Clean Water Act (CWA) provides critical safeguards for our nation’s waterways, with the goal of fishable and swimmable waters for all residents of the United States. Last Thursday, the House of Representatives voted to strip away an important part of these protections concerning pesticides applied directly to U.S. waters. The Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 (HR 935) would reverse a 2009 ruling in National Cotton Council v. EPAthat…

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