PBS
Pbs: Now With Bill Moyers: Troubled Waters: Brief History of the Clean Water Act
Find the background of the legislation that resulted in the Clean Water Act in 1972, and read about the results of that legislation.
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National Agricultural Law Center: Clean Water Act: A Summary of the Law [Pdf]
This resource provides a summary of the Clean Water Act and sections such as background, federal and state responsibilities, regulations, enforcement, and major amendments are provided.
Government of Alberta
Alberta Environment: Focus on Water Quality
This article discusses the importance of water in our lives, the necessity for clean water, what threatens it, and how we can act to help protect the quality of our water.
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South Carolina Forestry Commission: Best Management Practices: Clean Water Act
Information about the first federal legislation to address pollution caused by stormwater runoff from the landscape.
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The Sierra Club: Clean Water
The Sierra Club, an environmental organization, provides detailed news and information regarding the current U.S. waters and wetland quality. Content includes overviews, factsheets, features, a quiz, and more.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Protecting Water From Pollution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains why keeping water from being polluted is preferable to cleaning it after being polluted, and what has happened since the passage of the Clean Water Act in...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Environmental Science: Water Pollution and Treatment
Students learn about water management, treatment and purification- global issues that must be addressed to ensure a continued supply of safe water for the growing human population and for the organisms with which we share this planet.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Water, Water, Everywhere: Water Quality: Possible Solutions
Students act as engineers to design a basic solution to the water quality problems studied.
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Nrdc: Clean Water and Oceans
What prompted congress to pass the Clean Water Act? Has this legislation been successful? The Natural Resources Defense Council offers information on fresh and ocean waters, pollution control, conservation, and more.
PBS
Now With Bill Moyers: You Be the Judge
Study and evaluate a recent U.S. Supreme Court case that reviews jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act and assesses environmental and business interests. Research and debate a case argument, and analyze case information in order to make a...
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Water: Environmental Topics: Water Topics
Find out how EPA research supports efforts under the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Our Responsibilities Under the Safe Drinking Water Act
This 1975 article describes the legislation that was passed to regulate the safety of drinking water.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Environmental Engineering
In this unit, students explore the various roles of environmental engineers, including: environmental cleanup, water quality, groundwater resources, surface water and groundwater flow, water contamination, waste disposal and air...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Protecting Water From Pollution Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes key points about efforts to reduce water pollution. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: What Happened to the Water? Designing Ways to Get and Clean
In this scenario-based activity, students design ways to either clean a water source or find a new water source, depending on given hypothetical family scenarios. They act as engineers to draw and write about what they could do to...
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Epa Voices Support for Safe Drinking Water Act
This 1973 EPA press release endorsed the historic legislation that improved the quality of U.S. drinking water.
Curated OER
Best Management Practices: Clean Water Act
Information about the the first federal legislation to address pollution caused by stormwater runoff from the landscape.
US Department of Justice
U.s. Department of Justice: Water Pollution Prevention and Control
Original text of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972.
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Sierra Club
Find factsheets and other information on clean water, commercial logging, urban sprawl, wildlands, and other environmental priorities, as well as review the environmental records of politicians, get involved, and much more.
Curated OER
Clean Water
Information about the the first federal legislation to address pollution caused by stormwater runoff from the landscape.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Environmental Reform
Environmental awareness in the United States became more focused upon the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. Read about student protests, presidential legislation, and a new desire to protect the environment.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Environment
Through 10 lessons and more than 20 hands-on activities, students are introduced to the concept of an environment and the many interactions within it. As they learn about natural and human-made environments, as well as renewable and...
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Weber State: Key Legislation to Create the Great Society
Read about President Lyndon Johnson's vision for a more compassionate America, one that offered educational and housing opportunities, protected the envrionment, and cared for the nation's seniors. Find a list of the legislation passed...
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Highlights of the Sierra Club's History
This informative timeline includes many details about the Sierra Club during the 1960s and 1970s.