Watchdog: Idaho regulators still fail to penalize youth facilities where kids are at risk
Prompted by InvestigateWest reporting, state officials tout changes but say enforcement of violations by youth homes remains a challenge
Forty years ago, Congress enacted the Clean Water Act to end pollution of our rivers, lakes and bays.
Forty years ago, Congress enacted the Clean Water Act to end pollution of our rivers, lakes and bays. But today, in the Northwest and nationwide, most water bodies still don't qualify as clean and new threats to clean water are outpacing the act's enforcers.
Clean Water: The Next Act is a joint project of EarthFix, Ecotrope and InvestigateWest.
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