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The 104th Congress has vowed to "dirty" our Clean Water Act
and threaten our health. The following resources are
available to help you mobilize local media, government and
the public to actively take a stand. Please contact your
local chapters for other useful materials.
- EPA Wetlands Fact Sheets
- A bound set of 33 wetlands fact
sheets ranging from use and value, to restoration funding
and technical assistance. Includes contacts for EPA regional
wetlands and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. For a free
copy call the EPA Wetlands Hotline at 1-800-832-7828.
- EPA "Setting the Record Straight" Fact Sheets
- These 10
revised fact sheets debunk some of the misinformation spread
about the Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water acts.
Highlights include the truth behind the infamous "pineapple
pesticide" rumor and Great Lakes Initiative claims. Contact
your regional Sierra Club field office.
- USDA Wetlands Fact Sheets
- The USDA Natural Resources
Conservation Service has drawn up four fact sheets called
"What Farmers Want to Know." Clarifies how current wetlands
law and regulations affect agricultural land use. Contact
your regional Sierra Club field office.
- Sierra Club State Fact Sheets on Wetlands and Polluted Runoff
- Separate fact sheets by state on number of wetlands,
dominant types, description of economic value and estimated
rate of destruction. Fact sheets on polluted runoff contain
similar statistics plus economic value of threatened fishing
resources. Contact your regional Sierra Club field office.
- Analysis of the Dirty Water and Risk Assessment bills
- Compiled by the Club's D.C. office, this report includes
analysis, side-by-side comparisons and talking points on
H.R. 961, the "Dirty Water Bill," and S.343, Dole's risk
assessment bill. Contact Annette Hewlett in the Club's D.C.
office at (202) 547-1141.
- PIRG "Moneyed Waters" Report and "Permit to Pollute" Report
- This spring the "Moneyed Waters Report on Political
Contributions and the Attack on Clean Water" came out by the
US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) in conjunction with
the Environmental Working Group. It lists political
contributions made to 50 House members by polluter
industries and others interested in a weakened Clean Water
Act. Also from USPIRG, the "Permit to Pollute" shows state-
by-state violations of the Clean Water Act. Contact your
regional Sierra Club Field Office.
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