With the world at a climate summit, White House pushes major environmental rollbacks

As the UN Climate Conference was happening in Brazil, Trump released proposals to open up offshore drilling and roll back ...

Thompson says Army Corps, EPA deliver 'a clear definition' of Waters of the United States

On Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of the Army announced a proposed rule that would clarify ...

In One Week, Trump Moves to Reshape U.S. Environmental Policy

The Trump administration this week moved to weaken the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act, two bedrock laws, ...
JD Supra

Trump Administration Issues Draft Rule Redefining “Waters of the United States”

Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) published a proposed rule to further revise the definition ...
Planetizen

Proposed EPA Rule Change Would Exclude Millions of Acres of Wetlands and Waterways From Federal Protection

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to restrict which types of waterways qualify for federal protection ...

Arid States Prepare for EPA to Walk Away From Their Wetlands

Southwestern states are bracing for many of their streams to lose federal safeguards under the EPA’s proposal to lift Clean ...

EPA moves to limit scope of clean water law to reduce amount of wetlands it covers

The Environmental Protection Agency says it is redefining the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to limit the ...
Appeal-Democrat

LaMalfa Commends EPA’s Action to Reform Waters of the United States

Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced their proposed rule to define wate ...
MinnPost

Under new EPA rule, protections would dry up for wetlands across the Mississippi River basin

Many acres of wetlands across the vast Mississippi River basin would lose federal protection under a the new rule.
News-Press NOW

Rep. Graves reacts to proposed rule to define the Waters of the United States

Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06), chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, commended the Trump ...
News and Sentinel

W.Va. officials back loosening of Waters of the United States rule

Gov. Patrick Morrisey, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and Attorney General J.B. McCuskey praised the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for taking action on a bill aimed at protecting wetlands that ...