Outside the halls of Congress, few are familiar with the legislative tool called the Congressional Review Act. Seemingly innocuous, even boring in its name, the Congressional Review Act – or CRA – is a powerful, consequential political device, and it’s increasingly being used to undermine protections for our public lands and waters.

The Congressional Review Act was ...

We all need clean, safe water for our families — no matter where we live or what we look like. Much of our water comes from rivers, which also provide crucial habitat for fish and wildlife. Our economy, farms, and cities depend on river water for growth. And rivers give us ways to connect with nature and each other.

But America’s rivers are losing their life-giving...

Americans in 2026 continue to strongly support the rivers that sustain their communities and outdoor traditions throughout the country. Clean water and access to public lands are values uniting voters across all political lines. According to the 2026 Colorado College Conservation in the West poll, 85 percent of voters say conservation issues involving public lands, waters, an...

To say that women are the keepers of water is not an original thought; women throughout history have studied, stewarded, and guarded rivers and clean water, and have served as some of rivers fiercest protectors, greatest observers, and most staunch advocates. Through oral histories and written words, women continue to she...