Waters of the U.S.

June 30, 2020 | Feature

Waters of the U.S. Under Threat

An interactive story map on how the Trump administration's 2020 Navigable Water Protection Rule threatens to remove Clean Water Act protection for millions of waters and wetlands in the U.S.

June 22, 2020 | Feature

Five Watersheds in Jeopardy from the Dirty Water Rule

Everyone is downstream from someone. Millions of waterways losing protection will not only devastate specific waterways within a watershed, but also waterways that connect downstream and the people and communities who rely on them.

June 22, 2020 | Press Release

Tribes, Labor, And Environmental Advocates File Lawsuit As The Trump Administration Finalizes WOTUS

Wetlands and ephemeral streams get dropped from protection, opened to pollution

June 22, 2020 | Legal Document

Legal Document: Tribes, Labor, And Environmental Advocates File Lawsuit As The Trump Administration Finalizes WOTUS (Tucson)

Earthjustice filed challenges on behalf of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, the Quinault Indian Nation of Washington state, the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa of Minnesota, the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, the Tohono O’odham Tribe of Arizona, Mi Familia Vota, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, Idaho Conservation League, and the Sierra Club. Filed in the United States District Court For The District Of Arizona at Tucson.