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EPA Rule Further Slashes Clean Water Act Protections for Streams, Wetlands

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s draft rule narrowing the scope of the Clean Water Act will protect fewer streams and wetlands from pollution and destruction than at any point since the law’s passage in 1972.

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House Slashes $650 Million for Critical Michigan Projects

Dec 12, 2025

Inaction Threatens Already Imperiled Monarch Butterfly Populations

Dec 12, 2025

La inacción amenaza a las mariposas monarca y sus poblaciones que están en peligro

Dec 12, 2025

AI Preemption Order Undermines States’ Oversight, Limits Community Protections

Dec 12, 2025

Congressional Review Act is Direct Attack on Public Lands Management

Dec 11, 2025

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Investments in Regenerative Agriculture Initiative Welcome News for Wildlife, Farmers, Working Lands

Dec 10, 2025

National Wildlife Magazine Announces 2025 Photo Contest Winners

Dec 10, 2025

La revista National Wildlife anuncia a los ganadores del concurso de fotografía 2025

Dec 10, 2025

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