Top Stories published by Clean Water Action in 2017

Who are these people?

Part 2 — Energy Beachhead Hires

Last week, we introduced you to Donald Trump’s “beachhead hires” at EPA — executive branch staff who can be influential in determining an agency’s mission under a new President. These are temporary hires (four to…


Was the Stream Protection Rule a “job-killing” regulation?

Earlier this month, Donald Trump signed a repeal of the Stream Protection Rule, under the Congressional Review Act — the once obscure method that allows Congress to wipe away recently finalized regulations with a simple majority…


ReThinking our Toxic, Plastic Legacy

As we learned in July, the world is awash in plastic trash. We’ve produced more than 9 billion…

These were the top 10 stories published by Clean Water Action in 2017. You can also dive into monthly archives for 2017 by using the calendar at the top of this page.