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| 9/10/2005 | |
| Water use in Michigan is currently a free-for-all. Lack of effective laws allows large users to treat Michigan’s waterways and the Great Lakes like their own private wells, drawing off unlimited quantities of water without regard for how it will impact nearby waterways or other users. As a result, large water users are leaving residents without access to clean water, destroying fish and wildlife habitat, and diminishing the value of property. | |
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| 8/7/2007 | |
| In 2006 there were more beach closings and advisories than at any other time in the 17 years the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has been tracking them. The number of closing and advisory days at ocean, bay, and Great Lakes beaches jumped 28 percent to more than 25,000, confirming that our nation’s beaches continue to suffer from serious water pollution. | |
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| 8/3/2006 | |
| In 2005 there were more beach closings and advisories than at any other time in the 16 years the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has been tracking them. The number of closing and advisory days at ocean, bay, and Great Lakes beaches topped 20,000, confirming that our nation’s beaches continue to suffer from serious water pollution. | |
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| 10/11/2007 | |
| October 18, 2007 marks the 35th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, a landmark law intended to restore and maintain the physical, chemical and biological integrity of the nation’s waters. In passing the Clean Water Act, Congress set the goals of eliminating the discharge of pollutants into the nation’s waterways by 1985 and making all U.S. waterways fishable and swimmable by 1983. | |
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| 08/06/2008 | |
| Water is a precious commodity in the Southwest, yet the rate of water consumption outstrips natural supply. Rapid population growth, excessive water consumption, water pollution, and years of drought have depleted the Southwest’s natural water reserves and put the region at greater risk of a water crisis. Without a dramatic change from business as usual, the Southwest’s water scarcity problem will only get worse. | |
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