On Tuesday, January 19, 2016, President Obama rejected an attempt by congressional Republicans to overturn his landmark regulation asserting federal power over small bodies of water. The EPA’s rule, dubbed the Clean Water Rule would ensure that water used for drinking, recreation, economic development and other purposes is kept safe. Read more.
Mr. Nikola Bakračeski Mayor of the City of Ohrid Dimitar Vlahov Street No. 57 6000 Ohrid R. Macedonia Respected Sir, On behalf of the Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS), we would like to express our concern about the recent plans for the Studenchishta Wetland area. The Society has a world‐wide membership of more than 3,000 wetland professionals…
CASS strongly opposes Senate Joint Resolution 22, invalidating the final Clean Water Rule
Dear Senator: We are writing today on behalf of CASS (Consortium of Aquatic Scientific Societies), a group of five scientific societies that include the American Fisheries Society, the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, the Phycological Society of America, the Society for Freshwater Science, and the Society of Wetland Scientists. Our member societies…