Sunday, July 2, 2017

Trump Administration Moves To Roll Back Obama-Era Clean Water Policy -- TPM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration moved Tuesday to roll back an Obama administration policy that protected more than half the nation's streams from pollution but drew attacks from farmers, fossil fuel companies and property-rights groups as federal overreach. The 2015 regulation sought to settle a debate over which waterways are covered under the Clean Water Act, which has dragged on for years and remained murky despite two Supreme Court rulings. President Donald Trump issued an ...
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-administration-moves-withdraw-clean-water-rule

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