Protect America's Waters Water pollution levels in the U.S. are unacceptably high and over 40% of the nation's waters are not swimmable or fishable.

In early 2003 (30 years), the Bush administration issued a policy directive to remove Clean Water Act protections from a significant number of U.S. waters. This policy puts at risk thousands of miles of headwater and seasonal streams, millions of acres of wetlands and hundreds of lakes and ponds by allowing polluters and developers to contaminate, fill or destroy the waters. Even the Bush administration acknowledges that the policy could remove 20 million acres of wetlands from protection. The administration's decision prompted vigorous public outcry. More than 100,000 citizens, 218 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, and 39 state departments of environmental protection have called on President Bush to defend all of America's waters. Despite the strong support for water protection, the bushit administration has left the policy in place. Many waters have already lost protection, including an 86 acre lake in Wisconsin, a 150 mile river in New Mexico, headwater streams in Kentucky and wetlands in Florida.  Unfortunately these examples are just the beginning of the policy's impact. Across the country, many waters are at risk of being polluted, developed and destroyed. We need to make sure that all of our waters are safeguarded under the Clean Water Act. Ask your representative to protect America's waters.

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