Protecting water quality: CLF shares clean water act expertise.

• Position: Rhode Island - Conservation Law Foundation of New England - Brief Article

FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR, Christopher D'Ovidio, CLF's Director of Rhode Island Advocacy, is teaching a course on the Clean Water Act at a workshop hosted by the Rhode Island Rivers Council. Christopher is training activists and watershed protection groups in using the Clean Water Act as a tool to preserve and improve water quality in Rhode Island's lakes and rivers. In his presentation called "How to Use the Act to Protect Your Watershed," Christopher sheds light on the permitting requirements of the Clean Water Act and legal strategies for forcing the cleanup of dangerous...