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Legislative Director, Climate & Energy

Based in Washington, D.C., Chris is a legislative director for Climate & Energy on the Policy and Legislation team.

Yosemite
November 13, 2015

Budget Shenanigans Put Clean Water Rules in Jeopardy

By Chris Espinosa  /  Policy and Legislation Team

Congress must pass an upcoming spending bill to avoid a government budget crisis, but it is full of environmental riders that threaten to dismantle clean water protections.

Streams and the bodies of water they flow to will be better protected with the new Clean Water Rule.
June 4, 2015

Clean Water Rule Moves the United States Toward Cleaner Waters

By Chris Espinosa  /  Policy and Legislation Team

The Obama Administration and EPA have released a final "clean water rule" that clarifies the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act.

Child at a lake.
June 17, 2014

Don’t Let Your Senator Muddy the Waters on the Clean Water Rule

By Chris Espinosa  /  Policy and Legislation Team & Washington, D.C. Office

Your phone call will help clean up our waterways