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What BAAJA Would Do to Clean Water Act Section 401, and Why it Matters

A turquoise river flows through a mossy forest with bare trees under a cloudy sky.

(The Penobscot River, Maine. Image from usgs.gov; John Hammond, photographer)

A guest post by Dave Owen

The main argument in favor of accepting this bill’s drastic changes to environmental laws is that the climate benefits of other parts of the bill make the changes worthwhile. But water management is a crucially important part of climate adaptation. Especially in a changing climate, protecting streams and wetlands is a matter of public safety; protecting aquatic resources is one of our most effective ways of managing floods.

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