Blog: President Biden elevates importance of wetlands, clean water for World Water Day
Birds and people need clean and abundant water in rivers, lakes, streams, wetlands, and marshes in landscapes throughout the country. Today, the White House is announcing several new initiatives to celebrate World Water Day and protect waterways, and access to clean water, across the country. … The announcements are paired with updates from previous water-related commitments from the Administration, including historic levels of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for conservation in places like the Everglades, the Great Lakes, and the Delaware River basin, safeguarding wilderness and cultural areas to protect them from pollution and development, and building resilience to climate change in places threatened by flooding, drought, and wildfires like the Colorado River Basin.