Do You Know What WE Want for Christmas? Clean Water!
Ah, the holidays. The hustle and bustle. That peppermint mocha wrapped in gloved hands. Ya know the most important ingredient in that peppermint mocha?? Clean water. Ya know what goes great with that holiday treat? That warm feeling you get when you know you’ve stood up for clean water! And, speaking of hustle….. On November 17, 2025, the U.S. EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the “Agencies”) jointly announced a proposed rule to dramatically restrict which bodies of water are protected by the safeguards of the Clean Water Act. The Clean Water Act (CWA) is the main U.S. law protecting our waters, aiming to keep them clean for swimming, fishing, and wildlife by controlling pollution from industries and cities, requiring permits for dumping anything into waterways, and funding sewage treatment plants. It sets rules for "point sources" (pipes) and now addresses "nonpoint sources" (runoff) to restore water quality, making it unlawful to pollute without a permit...












