Becky Hammer
Senior Attorney, Nature
Becky Hammer focuses on stormwater runoff, green infrastructure, low-impact development, water-pollution permitting issues, and climate change preparedness. Before joining NRDC in 2009, she interned at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Hammer is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School. She is based in Washington, D.C.
This website provides general information, not legal advice. If you need legal help, please consult a lawyer in your state. Becky Hammer does not hold themself out as a specialist in a particular area of law or law practice.
Areas of Work
Fresh Water
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Advancing Sanitation Equity in the 2023 Farm Bill
Expert BlogAlabama, United StatesBecky Hammer
Increased and better-targeted USDA funding could help rural communities address sanitation challenges that threaten public health.
Let’s Protect More Wetlands with FEMA Funds
Expert BlogUnited StatesBecky Hammer
NRDC’s new report underscores the importance of wetlands to the health of our planet, its people, and its wildlife.
How Do States Distribute Federal Clean Water Grant Funds?
Expert BlogUnited StatesBecky Hammer
States take a wide variety of approaches to deciding which communities should have access to funds that support needed wastewater and stormwater infrastructure upgrades.
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A Fairer Funding Stream: How Reforming the Clean Water State Revolving Fund Can Equitably Improve Water Infrastructure Across the Country
ReportUnited StatesBecky Hammer
The goal of clean water for all will remain out of reach until every community has a fair and equitable shot at receiving financial assistance through the nation’s largest clean water infrastructure program.
Through the Cracks: How Unregulated Stormwater Runoff Is Preventing a Successful Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
ReportChesapeakeBecky Hammer
Because the Clean Water Act doesn’t regulate all sources of stormwater, huge amounts of unregulated runoff threaten the success of the entire cleanup plan for the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Water Webinars 2020: Sharing Experiences Across the Americas
OverviewChile, Mexico, United States, CaliforniaAmanda Maxwell, Ed Osann, Tracy Quinn, Corinne Bell, Becky Hammer, Claire O'Connor, Joan Leary Matthews
NRDC and local partners are organizing a series of webinars about ensuring that more people and ecosystems are able to access clean water.