SUN JOURNAL • November 5, 2022
As we celebrate 50 years of progress due to the Clean Water Act’s effectiveness, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a case that could cripple it. A radical opponent of clean water is seeking to withdraw the act’s longstanding protections for roughly half the nation’s streams and wetlands. In Maine, more than 206 miles of streams could lose protections. The Supreme Court needs to honor the intent of Congress to protect the drinking water supplies for hundreds of millions of Americans. But Maine also needs to prepare for the worst. If federal protections are withdrawn from our streams and wetlands, state and local authorities will need to step in and protect the integrity of our waters. ~ Anya Fetcher, Natural Resources Council of Maine