President Bush, Leave This Law Alone

Some critics say the Clean Water Act, now thirty years old, is being weakened by the Bush administration. This editorial asks President Bush to "leave this law alone."

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October 22, 2002, 2:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

While great progress has been made in improving water quality in the nation, " 40 percent of the nation's waters still in need of cleaning... no administration has summoned the energy or political will to control polluted runoff from farms, timber operations, city streets, even suburban lawns."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Read the full story: The Clean Water Act at 30

Tuesday, October 22, 2002 in The New York Times

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