Our Rivers, Lakes & Streams Reports

Courting Disaster: How the Supreme Court has Broken the Clean Water Act and Why Congress Must Fix It	2010-02-12
For decades, the Clean Water Act protected the Nation’s surface water bodies from unregulated pollution and rescued them from the crisis status they were in during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Now these vital protections are being lost. This report details the threat to our Nation’s waters by examining dozens of case studies, and highlights the urgent need for Congress to restore full Clean Water Act protections to our waters.
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Wasting Our Waterways: Toxic Industrial Pollution and the Unfulfilled Promise of the Clean Water Act	2009-10-21
Industrial facilities continue to dump millions of pounds of toxic chemicals into America’s rivers, streams, lakes and ocean waters each year—threatening both the environment and human health. According to the EPA, pollution from industrial facilities is responsible for threatening or fouling water quality in more than 10,000 miles of rivers and more than 200,000 acres of lakes, ponds and estuaries nationwide.
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Using Water Wisely: Southwest Data Shows the Promise of Efficiency	2008-08-05
Water is a precious commodity in the Southwest, yet the rate of water consumption outstrips natural supply.
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