From the stream that feeds your drinking water supply to the wetlands that provide habitat for nesting ducks, America’s water resources are under threat. The law that has long protected these types of water bodies from unregulated pollution, filling, and destruction—the Clean Water Act—is under attack by an amendment to be offered by Senators Barrasso (R-WY) and Heller (R-NV) on a spending bill the Senate will consider for the Army Corps of Engineers. The amendment would kill a good government initiative to clarify the types of waters the Clean Water Act protects.

The Clean Water Act has been an American success story: our nation's waters are far cleaner today than when the law was passed. But the Senate may soon vote on a proposal to permanently block protections ensured by the Clean Water Act. Urge your senators to vote No on the Barrasso-Heller amendment to the energy and water appropriations bill (H.R. 2354).