CONGRESSWOMAN SCHOLTEN STATEMENT ON NEW PROPOSAL TO NARROW THE SCOPE OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT

Washington, Oct. 7 -- Representative Hillary Scholten issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03), Vice Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, released the following statement on the new proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that would narrow the scope of the Clean Water Act by redefining what qualifies as "Waters of the United States," stripping protections from freshwater wetlands across Michigan and the country. "Clean water should never be a partisan issue. Every family, every child, every individual deserves access to clean water - for drinking, for recr...