Assault on Clean Water Act Under Way in Congress Forty years ago, the Clean Water Act was established to protect our nation’s waters and wetlands from pollution and destruction. Recently, two Supreme Court decisions have made it difficult for the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers to fully safeguard our waters. Oil spills, […]
Clean Water Act
USEPA Backs Cleaner Chicago River
New pollution standards will mean Chicago sewage gets disinfected On May 11th, the USEPA told Illinois EPA that if they don’t insist on tougher pollution standards for the Chicago River, the Cal-Sag Channel and the Little Calumet River “promptly,” then USEPA will do it for them. This news was greeted with agreement from various environmental […]
In the News: Our Lawsuit Against Chicago’s Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Covered in Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune and many other news outlets covered our recent lawsuit against the Chicago Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) to stop the routine dumping of raw sewage and under-treated wastewater into the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. During heavy rains (anything more than 2/3 of an inch), the pipes that would normally send a […]
Press Release: Groups Sue to Stop Chicago Water Regulators from Polluting the Chicago River
Serial Spillers: Groups Sue to Stop Chicago Water Regulators from Polluting the Chicago River MWRD’s illegal sewage discharges mucking waterways from Chicago to Gulf of Mexico CHICAGO (May 3, 2011) – A coalition of conservation groups have sued to stop the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) from dumping raw sewage mixed with stormwater, as well […]
Press Release–Federal Agencies Attempt to Clear Up Clean Water Act Uncertainty
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 27, 2011 Implications for Illinois waterways not yet known Yesterday the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) released draft guidance to provide clarification about which water bodies are subject to regulation under the Clean Water Act. The two agencies worked together to develop the […]
