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Tell Senator Casey to build on drinking water victory

| 29 May 2015 | 04:18
    State biologists doing a trout survey on Bushkill Creek (Photo: Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission: http://fishandboat.com)
    State biologists doing a trout survey on Bushkill Creek (Photo: Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission: http://fishandboat.com)

To the Editor:
Bushkill Creek is a scenic waterway with parts to hike and parts to fish for some of the many trout. Dotted with waterfalls and lined with large pines, this creek is a beautiful, refreshing spot perfect for hot summer days.

It's great news that the Bushkill Creek will finally get the protections it needs. Yesterday top Obama administration officials signed a new rule that will restore safeguards to small streams and headwaters like Bushkill Creek that have been vulnerable to pollution and development for years. The Clean Water Rule will protect drinking water for over 8 million Pennsylvanians, and represents the biggest victory for clean water in a decade.

Unfortunately, major polluters, including the oil and gas industry and developers, are pushing the U.S. Senate to block it. We need Senator Casey to continue standing up to polluters and support this effort to protect our drinking water and Bushkill Creek for generations and Memorial Days to come.

Lucia Herrmann, Clean Water Coordinator

PennEnvironment (pennenvironment.org)

Philadelphia

PennEnvironment is statewide, citizen-funded advocacy organization working for a cleaner, greener, healthier future with over 100,000 supporters throughout the state, including many in Pike County.