Ranking Members Larsen, Napolitano Ask EPA, Army Corps of Engineers to Help Protect Clean Water Post-Sackett Decision

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"The Sackett decision has the potential to eliminate over 50 years of progress by federal, state, and local governments, as well as average citizens, in improving water quality virtually overnight. Considering the potential overwhelming adverse impacts of this decision to our nation, its citizens, and our environment, it is incumbent on EPA and the Corps to systematically document the individual and cumulative impacts of the Sackett decision on national efforts to protect water quality, as well as the myriad of public, private, human health and environmental benefits that are associated with clean water."

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"As Congress begins the discussion on how to respond to the Court's misreading of the Clean Water Act (CWA), we request that the agencies provide us and the general public with periodic updates on the information requested in this letter. We also request any recommendations you might suggest on how Congress and federal agencies can ensure that this nation does not lose progress in meeting the goals of the CWA."

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