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Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a proposed rule to clarify the definition of the "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act. The ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ issued the following statement:

"What's at stake here is the future of wetlands conservation in this country," said ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Vice President for Government Relations Mike Daulton. "We think it's important that the EPA write a rule that will clearly define its ability to protect our waters -- and all the birds and other wildlife that depend on them -- while also protecting productive economic and agricultural activity. We think that's possible to do, and we look forward to working with the EPA through the rest of the process."

The ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow, throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education and on-the-ground conservation. ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s state programs, nature centers, chapters and partners have an unparalleled wingspan that reaches millions of people each year to inform, inspire and unite diverse communities in conservation action. Since 1905, ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s vision has been a world in which people and wildlife thrive. ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ is a nonprofit conservation organization. Learn more at  and @audubonsociety.

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Contact: Nicolas Gonzalez, ngonzalez@audubon.org, 212-979-3068.