William Ruckelshaus

A Look Back at the Birth of the Clean Water Act

When rivers were on fire and fish were washing up dead by the thousands Americans came together to demand “swimmable” “fishable” waterways for all. 1972 marks the creation of the Act that changed the way water pollution is managed in America.

EPA at 25

The World

EPA at 25

The World

Largest Private Water Project

Visions of the EPA, Past, Present, Future