Our Water Is NOT for Sale!
By: Thomas Hynes
Is clean water a right for all or a privilege for some?
The U.S. House of Representatives is getting ready to vote on the PERMIT Act (H.R. 3898), a bill disguised as a beneficial infrastructure plan that could reverse decades of protections for our rivers, lakes, wetlands, and drinking water.
It’s really a corporate giveaway.
Instead of fixing our water systems, it limits the power of states and Tribes to protect clean water and makes it easier for polluters to dump harmful waste into our rivers and streams to cut costs.
It’s part of a reckless and relentless attack on clean water.
The PERMIT Act includes more than 15 anti-clean water changes that are threatening our families, communities, and businesses while protecting corporate industries from responsibility and accountability.
If it passes the House and Senate, the PERMIT Act would:
- Weaken key protections under the law.
- Put rivers, lakes, wetlands, and communities at greater risk from pollution and flooding.
- Let polluters off the hook while we pay the price for dirty water.
What You Can Do to Help
- Join our action alert.
- Call or email your Members of Congress and tell them to oppose H.R. 3898. Say you won’t trade safe water for corporate handouts.
- Tag them on social media. Use #StopTheDirtyWaterBill and #VoteNoOnHR3898 to build momentum.
- Share this action alert to rally your community and make sure your voices are heard.
We’re working to stop this dangerous bill, but time is running out and we need your help. Your elected officials work for you. Call or write your Members of Congress today and demand they OPPOSE the PERMIT Act.
Our water is not for sale.