OSPIRG, the Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group, held a press conference this morning in front of Lillis Complex to promote their fall campaign, Protect Our Rivers. The group hopes to collect public comments in support of EPA rule-making in order to protect local rivers from pollution, and today they urged students to make their voice heard by commenting online before the deadline on Nov. 14.

The group has also partnered with Environment Oregon, a non-profit organization based in Portland, and read from a report released today by Environment Oregon on the Clean Water Act’s impact on American rivers. The report cites 15 case studies in which the Clean Water Act has protected waterways since its enactment.

For more information, visit OSPIRG’s website here.