Michael L. Connor: “Congress said let us be a Nation that goes from rivers on fire to ensuring that our waters are fishable and swimmable…”

I think that stovepipe approach to governing has been very, very inefficient and has resulted in lost opportunities.

I think the easiest answer is yes, States are fully capable of protecting their water resources.

As long as there is this kind of local opposition, this is not, does not seem to be an amicable arrangement among friends; it seems to be terms imposed upon a conquered enemy, to quote Burke.

Too many waters remain polluted in this country. Too many Americans still lack access to adequate sanitation, stormwater, and drinking water services.