Water & Wildlife @nwfwater.bsky.social · 05/01/2026LAST DAY to tell @EPA not to roll back protections for streams and wetlands. ow.ly/YLmo50XNq3x 110
Water & Wildlife @nwfwater.bsky.social · 24/11/2025The Trump Administration recently proposed limits to EPA's authority to protect wetlands and streams. “This rule will mean more unsafe drinking water and more expensive water treatment costs for taxpayers,” said Jim Murphy, National Wildlife Federation.nytimes.comE.P.A. Rule Would Drastically Curb Protections for Wetlands 010
Water & Wildlife @nwfwater.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Last week, the Administration announced plans to ... 1) open CA & FL coasts to drilling, 2) revoke protections for most wetlands and streams, & 3) gut endangered species protections. Read more: www.nbcnews.com/science/envi...nbcnews.comWith the rest of the world at a climate summit, Trump administration announces major environmental rollbacksThis week, the administration released a series of sweeping proposals to encourage oil drilling and roll back protections for wetlands and endangered species. 001
Reposted by Water & WildlifeNational Wildlife Federation @nwf.org · 18/11/2025The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s draft rule narrowing the scope of the Clean Water Act will protect fewer streams and wetlands from pollution and destruction than at any point since the law’s passage in 1972. Read the press release 📲: ow.ly/wHEq50XtGe2 086
Reposted by Water & WildlifeNational Wildlife Federation @nwf.org · 16/09/2025Did you know the House is poised to pass a bill putting our drinking water and wildlife at risk of even more pesticides and toxic discharges? 🚨 Tell your representative to vote NO on the PERMIT Act! 🚨 12718
Reposted by Water & WildlifeNational Wildlife Federation Action Fund @wildlifeaction.bsky.social · 17/06/2025"The Presidential Memorandum...pushes Columbia River #salmon & #steelhead ever closer toward extinction, & it puts taxpayers back on the hook for inefficient industry and failed salmon recovery efforts” -Abby Tinsley, VP for conservation policy at NWF ow.ly/tVpy50Wal3wow.lyTrump cancels landmark Columbia River agreement with tribes, WA, ORThe Biden administration brokered the deal in 2023 that provided a pathway to dam removal on the Snake River. 033
Water & Wildlife @nwfwater.bsky.social · 18/06/2025We're hiring a Senior Manager of State Water Policy! Please share with your contacts and help us find the right person.recruiting.ultipro.com 000
Reposted by Water & WildlifeWater Hub @waterhub.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Wetlands are spongy wild spaces that clean water, prevent floods, store carbon, & support life. But a 2023 Supreme Court ruling put most of them at risk. Ahead of the anniversary of the #SackettDecision, we're sharing how people are fighting to protect clean water. 📽️Watch the video to learn more. 132
Water & Wildlife @nwfwater.bsky.social · 16/05/2025EPA is rescinding limits on four "forever chemicals" that have been shown to harm people & wildlife.nwf.orgEPA Retreat on PFAS Protections Threatens Clean Water, Wildlife, Public HealthThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision to rescind limits on four toxic “forever chemicals” represents a dangerous retreat from science-based safeguards for drinking water, wildlife, and public health 010
Water & Wildlife @nwfwater.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Roughly half the water in our large, mainstem rivers comes from streams set to lose Clean Water Act protections under an upcoming EPA rule. #protectcleanwaterthenewlede.orgWOTUS: A narrowing EPA definition is reshaping the Clean Water ActBy Brian Bienkowski Debra Shankland was a kid when the Cuyahoga River in Ohio caught fire in 1969. “I saw the dead fish, I smelled it,” the retired biologist and environmental educator told a room ... 012
Reposted by Water & WildlifeHealing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 30/04/2025Federal funding at work! Learn more about how federal programs have supported the great soil and water conservation work at Schoepp Farms in Wisconsin. #CleanWater #GreatLakes #Wisconsin HealthyLakes.org/latest-news/third-generation-farm-protects-soil-and-water-near-lake-wisconsin 033
Water & Wildlife @nwfwater.bsky.social · 30/04/2025In 2014, the tap water in Toledo was unsafe to bathe in -- much less drink -- effectively poisoned by an overgrowth of toxic algae in Lake Erie. In response, the state started a drinking water protection program called H2Ohio. Now that program is facing deep cuts.wysu.orgEnvironmental advocates oppose Ohio House plan to cut clean water program nearly 45%Environmental advocates are among thoes opposing the Ohio House proposal to cut H2Ohio by nearly 45%. This possible change comes as the U.S. EPA and Trump administration also chop funding. 031
Water & Wildlife @nwfwater.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Illinois has ~1.2 million acres of wetlands. Nearly 970,000 of them could be at risk under a new EPA rule. www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/prairie...wpsdlocal6.comPrairie Rivers Network urges lawmakers to help protect Southern Illinois wetlandsAs federal protections for wetlands shrink, Prairie Rivers Network warns that southern Illinois could lose some of its last natural defenses against flooding and polluted water. 01712
Water & Wildlife @nwfwater.bsky.social · 29/04/2025So much life in these seemingly insignificant bodies of water! 📲: ow.ly/MXBl50VHgZ8 010
Reposted by Water & WildlifeUtah News Dispatch @utahnewsdispatch.com · 23/04/2025As the Trump administration considers narrowing the "waters of the U.S." definition, Utah environmental advocates worry the change could impact 79% of the water in the Great Salt Lake Basin.utahnewsdispatch.comEnvironmentalists warn: Changing ‘waters of the U.S.’ definition could damage Great Salt Lake • Utah News DispatchChanging the definition of "waters of the U.S." would narrow which bodies are federally protected, which could damage the Great Salt Lake. 034
Reposted by Water & WildlifeNational Wildlife Federation Action Fund @wildlifeaction.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Love is in the air 💕🦢 #DYK trumpeter swans typically mate for life? Threats to wetlands, lead poisoning & human disturbance put swans at risk. Show your love for swans this #ValentinesDay & keep these lovebirds swimming for years to come- donate today 📲 ow.ly/NJZk50UXVLq 0112
Reposted by Water & WildlifeTransportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats @transportdems.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Investment in clean water infrastructure protects the nation’s waters and creates good-paying jobs. At today’s hearing, @transportdems.bsky.social will discuss how they’re fighting to protect clean water in communities across the country.youtube.comSubcommittee Hearing on “America Builds: Clean Water Act Permitting and Project Delivery”YouTube video by House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee 152
Water & Wildlife @nwfwater.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Looking to prevent disasters like floods or wildfires? Our free database makes it easier to get started. fundingnaturebasedsolutions.nwf.org 032