Protecting Waterways, Wetlands and Drinking Water
PEER is a defender of clean water protections throughout the United States. When government agencies cave to special interests and make decisions that jeopardize the health of our nation’s waters, PEER steps in.
We fight to ensure the government protects all our rivers, lakes, wetlands, aquifers and coastal waters from polluters and special interest groups and to ensure everyone has a safe, sufficient supply of clean water.
We will work around the clock to press the Biden administration to stand strong against big polluters and make sure our waterways have the protections they need.
Too many people are drinking water contaminated with chemicals, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and microbes. PEER fights to secure clean, safe drinking water for all Americans.
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NEWS FROM PEER – Water & Wetlands
EPA’s Hypocritical Drinking Water Proposal
Proposed Budget Cuts Threaten Nation’s Drinking Water Quality
Trump Administration’s Budget Would Impair Safe Drinking Water
The proposed FY 2020 budget cuts $8.124 million (8%) from the drinking water program.
PEERMail: Water Hypocrisy
With cronyism and influence peddling the norm in most government circles, we have been busier than ever. Below, you'll read about the Trump Administration's water hypocrisy, how industry giants now rule at Interior, why we are questioning the CDC on cancer, and a...
Trump’s Clean Water Debacle
Proposed Rewrite of WOTUS Threatens U.S. Water Security
Tampa Sewage Meltdown Early Eco-Test for Desantis
Federal Intervention Needed If State Continues to Ignore Major Pollution Violations
Agriculture Poisoning the Prairie Pothole Region
Pesticides and Pollution Runoff Imperil North America’s “Duck Factory”
Waters of the United States: History
WOTUS History The federal Clean Water Act (CWA) was passed in 1972 in order to eliminate discharges of pollutants into navigable waters without a permit. The CWA tasks the EPA with prohibiting “the discharge of any pollutant” to navigable waters from any point...
Trump Clean Water Rollback Threatens U.S. Water Supply
Most Waters and Wetlands Would Lose Legal Protections against Pollution and Fill
Lake O’s Gateway City Spewing Illegal Wastewater
Clewiston Phosphorus and Other Pollution Violations Go Unpunished and Unabated
Tele-Press Conference on EPA Failure to Prevent Future Flint Crises
Retired EPA Experts Discuss Lack of Early Warning System to Avert Lead Drinking Water Tragedies
Venice Epitomizes Florida Water Pollution Crisis
Continued Illegal Discharges Amid Record Gulf Red Tide Outbreaks
Drinking Water for Third of U.S. in Legal Tug-Of-War
On-Again Off-Again Clean Water Rule Protects Both Water Quality and Quantity
Hurricanes Create Polluters Holidays in Florida
Hurricane Irma Led to Massive Animal Waste Discharges with No Monitoring
Great Lakes Not so Great Due to Pollution
Virtually All Waters Classified “Impaired” by PCBs, Dioxin, Mercury, and Pesticides
America’s Coastal Waters, Bays, and Estuaries in Bad Shape
EPA Classifies the Vast Majority of Our Marine Waters “Impaired” by Pollution
America Losing the War for Clean Water
More Than Half of U.S. Rivers and Two-Thirds of Lakes and Reservoirs Impaired
Pruitt’s Wacky Wotus Repeal Do-Over Digs Deeper Legal Hole
Supplemental Filing to Justify Jettisoning Clean Water Rule Runs Further Aground
Mega-Pollution Violations Befoul St. Johns River
Non-Enforcement Leaves Florida’s Longest River with Excess Bacteria and Nutrients
Pruitt Hijacks National Stream and Wetlands Protections
Pruitt Strips EPA Offices of Decision Power on Pebble Mine and Other Big Projects
Heather Wylie: Kayaking to Save the L.A. River
Heather took part in a demonstration to protect the L.A. River, and footage of her kayaking to prove its navigability ended up on YouTube, leading her superiors to propose a career-crippling suspension. PEER mounted a First Amendment defense (the kayaking protest as...
