EPA finalizes Trump administration rollbacks on stream and wetland protections
The Trump administration published a final rule Tuesday rolling back Obama-era environmental protections.
The final rule, written by the Engineers Corps and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), redefines the scope of waters federally regulated under the Clean Water Act, passed under President Obama in 2015. The changes effectively remove limits on the amount of pollution that can be dumped into small streams and wetlands. The L.A. Times reports 81 percent of streams in the Southwest would lose protections.
Environmental groups criticized the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, which was proposed in December 2018, after it was finalized at the end of 2019. The final version is called The Navigable Waters Protection Rule.
Now, the National Wildlife Federation is voicing their opposition, saying they intend to fight the rule.
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The final rule, written by the Engineers Corps and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), redefines the scope of waters federally regulated under the Clean Water Act, passed under President Obama in 2015. The changes effectively remove limits on the amount of pollution that can be dumped into small streams and wetlands. The L.A. Times reports 81 percent of streams in the Southwest would lose protections.
Environmental groups criticized the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, which was proposed in December 2018, after it was finalized at the end of 2019. The final version is called The Navigable Waters Protection Rule.
Now, the National Wildlife Federation is voicing their opposition, saying they intend to fight the rule.
Click Here to read more.