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Stop the Permission to Pollute Act

Right now, the U.S. House of Representatives is advancing dangerous legislation: the “PERMIT Act” (H.R. 3898), a package of over 15 anti-clean water bills. This legislation would gut the Clean Water Act and make it far easier for polluters to contaminate our rivers, lakes, wetlands, and sources of drinking water.

That’s why we are calling it the “Permission to Pollute Act.” 

The Permission to Pollute Act removes the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to block dangerous projects, limits the rights of states and tribes to protect their own waters, shields polluters from being held accountable, and opens the door to unchecked pollution. It prioritizes polluter profits far above our health.

We need to tell our U.S. Representatives to: 

  • Oppose the PERMIT Act and any bill that weakens the Clean Water Act

  • Stand with communities that depend on clean water, not with polluters

  • Protect EPA’s ability to enforce pollution safeguards and protect wetlands, headwaters, and drinking water

Tell Your U.S. Representative: Protect Clean Water. Oppose the Permission to Pollute Act. 

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