Happy Birthday, Clean Water Act!

The Clean Water Act celebrated 40 years of protecting America’s waterways on Oct. 18. Appalachian Voices’ Red, White and Water campaign celebrated the success of this landmark legislation with the report, “The Clean Water Act at 40: Real People, Real Successes, Real Threats.” The report highlights examples from around the Southeast that show how Clean…

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Organizational Round-Up

Showing Some Clean Water Love On October 18, shortly after we go to press, the Clean Water Act will turn 40 years old. In conjunction with that anniversary, our Red, White & Water team is putting together a report on the successes of the long-standing program, complete with personal stories of residents and communities who…

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Happy 40th Birthday, Clean Water Act!

At Appalachian Voices, we strive to connect communities, families and individuals to their decision-makers to help them protect their land, air and water. We see ourselves in service to those people to help them achieve their goals of providing a good quality for themselves and others. The Clean Water Act, which is 40 years old…

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Clean Water Act Under Siege as the Popular Law Turns 40

Report highlights success stories — and congressional assault For Immediate Release October 18, 2012 Contact: Sandra Diaz, Red, White & Water Campaign Coordinator, 828-262-1500, sandra@appvoices.org Cat McCue, Communications Director, 434-293-6373, cat@appvoices.org Washington, D.C.— Despite major cleanups of the nation’s rivers and lakes and improvements in the safety of drinking water for most Americans under the…

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