WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Senator Todd Young issued the following press release:

U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) recently introduced the Ohio River Restoration Program Act to improve water quality, transportation and economy, ecological well-being, and other aspects of watershed health. The restoration program would create an Ohio River National Program Office within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), bringing together states, local governments, Tribal nations, and nonprofit groups to boost initiatives that directly benefit communities.

"The Ohio River is vital to southern Indiana's economy, ecosystem, and supply of drinking water," said Senator Young. "Our legislation would establish a non-regulatory res...