The Supreme Court's disappointing decision in Sackett v. EPA will take our country backwards. It puts our Nation's wetlands - and the rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds connected to them - at risk of pollution and destruction, jeopardizing the sources of clean water that millions of American families, farmers, and businesses rely on.
Since the Clean Water Act was passed by an overwhelming bipartisan majority in Congress in 1972, it has been used by Republican and Democratic administrations alike to help ensure Americans in every state have clean water. It is the reason why today America's lakes are swimmable, why we can fish in our streams and rivers, and why clean water comes out of our taps.
Through my Investing in America agenda, we're already deploying historic resources in communities all across America to remove lead pipes, improve water quality, and rebuild the Nation's drinking water infrastructure. Our fight for clean water for all must go on, and it will.
