Tell Us: What's Your Stake in Clean Water?
One in three Americans get their drinking water from areas that don't have clear pollution protection.
But this week, after hundreds of meetings and reviewing more than 1 million comments from Americans, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers are taking steps to fix the problem. Together, they're releasing a Clean Water Rule that strengthens and expands protections for bodies of water that more than a third of Americans rely on for their drinking water.
Throughout the week, we've asked you to share with us why clean water is important to you -- and here's what you've told us:
"Clean water is important to me because my family -- myself, [my] partner, and [my] two children -- are all vegan. As we eat a plant-based diet, we appreciate the fact that water is there to grow the foods that humans need to survive."
-- Eleanor T. from Livermore, CA
"Healthy clean water sources provide for healthy communities. I shared once before that healthy water sources are influenced by environmental challenges. While too much water is a flood in one part of the nation, too little water is a drought in another. In some areas environmental impact has to do with the wrong chemicals in water sources, and in other areas environmental impact is through natural sources and what is added to the water as water travels down stream."
-- Carol G. from Newport Beach, CA
"One word... health!"
-- Mike G. from Celina, TN
If you haven't yet, tell us why you think clean water is important, and join the conversation online using #CleanWaterRules on your social media channels. |
