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  1. Recent Stories

Tagged Stories: "Clean Water Act"

Browse our articles and in-depth feature stories to learn about the latest Bay news.

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My Clean Water Story: Martha Shimkin

October 19, 2022

Bay Program leadership reflects on the Clean Water Act 50th anniversary

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Martha poses in downtown Annapolis, with boats docked in the background.

Between two rivers, a city’s hopes are tied to healthy waters

September 15, 2022

The Clean Water Act revived the James and the Appomattox, allowing Hopewell to seek its own renewal

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A man fishes from the James River in Hopewell

Clean Water Rule clarifies protections for streams, wetlands

May 28, 2015

New rule protects seasonal streams and wetlands, preserves all existing exemptions

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Proposal clarifies Clean Water Act protections for seasonal streams

March 27, 2014

The new rule would protect streams and wetlands and preserve existing agricultural exemptions.

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Ten ways you can Act! for Clean Water

October 18, 2012

Celebrate four decades of the Clean Water Act with this list of ten things you can do to keep our water clean.

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