Why the Clean Water Act no longer holds water

Dirty water.
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What's the best water you've ever drunk?

It might sound like a silly question (at least until you drink the tap water at the Phoenix airport and set the bar for the worst). But I know my answer: It came out of a river on Mt. Rainier during a backpacking trip, a crystalline glacier melt so cold it hurts your teeth and so crisp that you're tempted to drink it straight out of your cupped hands, bypassing the necessary precaution of a filter. Voss could never.

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.