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Article: It won't be smooth sailing for Clean Water revisions.(Clean Water Act revisions)
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- Insight on the News
- Article date:
- July 3, 1995
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A great blue heron swoops down, scanning the surface of the undulating waters for any sign -- a splash or gurgle -- of its favorite prey, the striped bass. The quiet return of these majestic waterfowl to Chesapeake Bay offers hope for this vast wetland as it teeters precariously close to ecological collapse.
Just 60 miles to the northwest, a vociferous debate has ensued about the future of the Chesapeake and hundreds of other wetlands throughout the United States. Both Republicans and Democrats have affirmed their commitment to improving the nation's water quality, but the two parties are approaching the task from opposing perspectives.
After months of intense ...