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Clean Water Act leaves about 55% of water flowing out of rivers vulnerable to pollution, new study suggests - EurekAlert


The Supreme Court ruled last year that rivers that only flow in response to weather events—called ephemeral streams—do not fall under the protection of the Clean Water Act. New research published in the journal Science, led by University of Massachusetts Amherst recent doctoral graduate Craig Brinkerhoff, suggests that this now leaves many U.S. waterways vulnerable to pollution.

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