2012 marks the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, a milestone for a series of landmark environmental laws that began with the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970. Those actions set our nation on a course to restore our damaged natural resources, but today, because of political pressures and court rulings, the extent and durability of some of those key protections are at risk. Read more at the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/29/opinion/keep-the-clean-water-act-strong.html