/tags/clean-water-act clean water act en-US Copyright Tue, 17 Dec 2019 13:21:39 GMT /news/2019-12-17/its-not-easy-being-a-waterkeeper-fighting-pollution-and-apathy-on-the-ohio-river When Jason Flickner was a kid, he built a dam on the creek behind his grandparents' house causing it to flood a neighbor’s basement.When he tells the… Tue, 17 Dec 2019 13:21:39 GMT /news/2019-12-17/its-not-easy-being-a-waterkeeper-fighting-pollution-and-apathy-on-the-ohio-river Jeff Brooks-Gillies /news/2019-11-14/fifty-years-after-clean-water-movement-ohio-rivers-are-healthier-but-politics-messier In June 1969, a Time Magazine article garnered national attention when it brought to light the water quality conditions in Ohio: a river had literally… Thu, 14 Nov 2019 11:30:00 GMT /news/2019-11-14/fifty-years-after-clean-water-movement-ohio-rivers-are-healthier-but-politics-messier Lucia Walinchus /ideastream/2019-11-13/environmentalists-hopeful-judge-will-set-new-limits-on-lake-erie-pollutants Advocates of stricter fertilizer rules for Ohio’s farms are hopeful an upcoming court decision will better protect Lake Erie from future algae blooms. After a lengthy and detailed denial from a federal judge in Toledo on a request to dismiss a case regarding pollution discharges into Lake Erie, the Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC) is cautiously optimistic it will get a ruling forcing the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to institute a total maximum daily load (TMLD) for industrial farms. Wed, 13 Nov 2019 21:26:00 GMT /ideastream/2019-11-13/environmentalists-hopeful-judge-will-set-new-limits-on-lake-erie-pollutants Glenn Forbes /2018-12-11/trump-epa-proposes-major-rollback-of-federal-water-protections The Trump administration wants to substantially limit which waterways are protected under the Clean Water Act. Farmers and developers have long lobbied against the current rule as too expansive. Tue, 11 Dec 2018 16:55:00 GMT /2018-12-11/trump-epa-proposes-major-rollback-of-federal-water-protections Nathan Rott /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2012-10-29/the-clean-water-act-celebrates-40th-anniversary-frankenstorm 11:00 The Clean Water Act is celebrating its 40th anniversary this month, around the same time that Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring celebrates its 50th… Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:00:07 GMT /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2012-10-29/the-clean-water-act-celebrates-40th-anniversary-frankenstorm admin