Jon Devine

Director, Freshwater Ecosystems, Nature

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Jon Devine leads NRDC’s federal water policy team. His work focuses on implementing, defending, and strengthening the core programs under the Clean Water Act. Prior to working on water policy, he worked with NRDC’s Health & Environment program for four years. Previously, he served as an attorney-adviser in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of General Counsel and also worked as an environmental specialist in Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection. Devine graduated from Bowdoin College and received his JD from Georgetown University. He is based in NRDC’s Washington, D.C., office.

 

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The Supreme Court Gets Clean Water Supremely Wrong

Expert BlogWashington, D.C.Jon Devine
The Supreme Court got the facts, the law, and the policy wrong in its recent ruling attacking wetland protections under the Clean Water Act.

What the Supreme Court’s Sackett v. EPA Ruling Means for Wetlands and Other Waterways

ExplainerUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
How the twisting of words in the Clean Water Act spells disaster.

Wetlands Are Imperiled—But the Clean Water Act Can Protect Them

Expert BlogUnited StatesJon Devine
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers need to use the full measure of their authority under the law to prevent wetland loss.

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Clean Water Act on Trial: The Devastating Potential Consequences of Sackett v. EPA

Issue paperUnited StatesJon Devine
Despite the CWA’s tremendous success in improving water quality across the country, a threat to the law as we know it looms in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency.

CAFOs: What We Don’t Know Is Hurting Us

ReportUnited StatesJon Devine, Valerie Baron
Corporate livestock facilities, known as concentrated animal feeding operations (or CAFOs), can threaten the health of communities and pollute our air and water. A decade of NRDC research reveals that the EPA has left these health threats largely unmonitored.

How to Be an Eco-Friendly Pet Owner

How-ToUnited StatesLiz Krieger
Caring for your pet while caring for the planet is about more than buying recycled toys and organic dog food.