The Clean Water Act Celebrates its 40th Anniversary

Leesville Lake

The act that gave the Environmental Protect Agency the power to be tougher on water pollution was passed by Congress in 1972. Since then the CWA has done a lot to clean up U.S. waterways, though experts still say there is more to do.

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