Doug Jackson, 202.495.3045 or doug.jackson@sierraclub.org
Jonathon Berman, jonathon.berman@sierraclub.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Sierra Club’s Executive Director Michael Brune, Attorney General of Connecticut William Tong, Assistant Attorney General of Michigan Peter Manning, and local voices will speak against the Trump Administration’s illegal attempt to erode section 401 of the Clean Water Act during a telepresser the morning of a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing.
The rule change would severely limit the time and tools that states and tribes have to properly evaluate the effect federally permitted projects, like pipelines and other fossil fuel facilities, would have on waterways. This could force states to approve water permit applications with insufficient data or prematurely give their authority to issue permits to the federal government. Under the proposed rules, if a state denies a water permit application for not protecting water quality sufficiently, EPA could decide the state is actually “waiving” their rights and approve the permit without a state’s approval.
When: Monday, November 18, 2019 at 3:00pm ET
Where: 877‑876‑9174 or 785‑424‑1669,
Conference ID: 401
Password: press
Who: Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune
Attorney General of Connecticut William Tong
Assistant Attorney General of Michigan Peter Manning
New York resident Diana Strablow
North Carolina resident, Crystal Cavalier, President of North Carolina Democratic Party Native American Caucus
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