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in the United States, threats to our water supplies are exacerbated
by urban and agricultural runoff, pesticide and toxic pollution, clearcutting
of forests, and by overconsumption of aquifers, rivers and streams. Recent federal proposals to relax Clean Water standards,
including allowing increases of mercury pollution from power plants
while reducing funding to domestic and international water conservation
and pollution-prevention measures are only exacerbating the problem
at home and abroad.
A
recent survey found that clean fresh drinking water is more important
to the majority of Americans than any other issue. While we
invest billions of dollars in highways, airports and other infrastructure
programs, the Bush administration has proposed cutting the EPA's
Clean Water funding.
We must demand that our political
leaders invest in clean water protection and take actions ourselves
to reduce our water use. Fortunately, there are simple things
everyone can do to conserve water and reduce pollution: Click
here for SIMPLE WAYS TO USE WATER WISELY
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