Clean Water Protection Rule Unfortunately, the Clean Water Protection Rule is currently blocked nationwide by courts—this action is only temporary. After considering feedback from over 400 public meetings and more than 1,000,000 public comment letters, the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers released the Clean Water Protection Rule on May 27, 2015. By clearly…
Read MoreMissouri River Restoration
Restoration efforts have been ongoing within the Missouri River as well. Since about 2000 the Corps of Engineers and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have been working on the Missouri River Recovery Program (MRRP), whose mission is to “Implement actions to accomplish Missouri River ecosystem recovery goals in coordination and collaboration with agency partners and…
Read MoreThe Farm Bill: An Introduction
Every five years, Congress rewrites the “Farm Bill,” a key piece of legislation that impacts our food, our soil and water quality, our health, and our wallets. The “Farm Bill” is a federal omnibus bill that covers a variety of food and farm-related concerns, and provides funding and support for various federal programs. Some of…
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Wetlands, Floodplains, and Rivers
Maisah Khan, Water Policy Coordinator Wetlands and the floodplains they are often located within are the structure for a river, they are essential for river health, its biological abundance, and to provide the buffer for the inevitable flooding. They provide many other valuable benefits to us as well. If you value rivers, you must value…
Read MoreThe self-proclaimed Congressional “river guy”?
// By Brad Walker, Rivers Director April 29, 2015 PDF Version Introduction: Why river restoration needs watchdogging What happens when the supposed “river guy” is actually anti-river? River restoration is important for water quality and its effect on human health, flood prevention, the economic consequences of flooding on government budgets and individual people, as…
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