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Stripping federal protection for clean water harms just about everyone, especially already vulnerable communities

  • Written by Jeremy Orr, Adjunct Professor of Law, Michigan State University
Stripping federal protection for clean water harms just about everyone, especially already vulnerable communitiesA Des Moines Water Works employee takes samples from a nearby river for analysis. The regional water utility delivers drinking water to more than 500,000 Iowans.AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall

Before Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, U.S. factories and cities could pipe their pollution directly into waterways. Rivers, including the Potomac...

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