Post by Stroud Water Research Center

After more than 50 years of the Clean Water Act and 86 years of the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law, the United States and Pennsylvania have reached some major milestones in water quality improvements. These laws have reduced extreme cases of pollution, such as rivers catching on fire or streams changing color due to industrial waste. Yet, half of U.S. rivers and streams do not meet standards for #fishing, #swimming, or #drinking_water. Stroud Center's John Jackson and Matt Ehrhart explore reasons why.