“Waters of the United States” was published to the national register on Jan. 18 and will go into effect on March 20.
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Nation at ‘pivotal moment’ in environmental laws; Monday deadline for comments
The nation is at a “pivotal moment” in environmental law and Monday, April 15 is the deadline for public comment to a proposed ruling by the Trump administration that would reduce the amount of waters and wetlands protected by the Clean Water Act of 1972.
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Pushback escalates to Trump proposal to weaken Clean Water Act
Amid reports that the Trump administration intends to announce next week a reduction in the amount of wetlands and waterways covered by the federal Clean Water Act, the Southern Environmental Law Center is condemning the proposed step as the most destructive of Trump’s rollback of environmental rules.
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Trump administration rewrites clean water rule, environmentalists vow to push back
The Trump administration has submitted to the White House a new definition of the “Waters of the United States,” a proposal the Southern Environmental Law Center contends could remove environmental protections from up to 60 percent of the nation’s streams and more than 90 percent of wetlands.
