
Peter Gleick on Water Poverty, Conflict, and a Hope for the Future
Climate One
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The Supreme Court's Decision to Strip Protections From Wetlands in the United States
The recent Supreme Court ruling in SACET versus EPA dramatically limited the scope of the Clean Water Act. About half of the nation's wetlands were removed from protection from contamination. "I am an optimist. I believe we can solve our water problems," he says. But there will be steps backwards on this path that I hope will lead us forward.
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