EPA, conservation groups: Wyoming’s ‘impaired’ water protocols run afoul of the Clean Water Act

Federal environmental regulators and water quality advocates want the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality to rectify a policy restricting who can submit water samples used to decide whether ...
AOL

EPA proposes limits to Clean Water Act: What the changes mean

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed redefining key words in the Clean Water Act that would limit protections for wetlands. In a release on Monday, the proposal, dubbed the "Waters of the ...
Yahoo

EPA proposes narrowed rules for Clean Water Act jurisdiction

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New EPA draft rules seek to narrow the scope of the Clean Water Act by further defining the Waters of the United States. Pictured ...
The Spokesman-Review

As EPA ponders Clean Water Act, activists say business eclipsing environment

The long-term health of the ocean off the coast of Southern California, and the health of the region’s freshwater streams and rivers and lakes, soon could hinge on the Trump administration’s ...
JD Supra

The EPA Redefines Clean Water Act Definitions: Shifting Federal Control

In the environmental space, there is perhaps no more closely watched issue than how the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines the Clean Water Act term, “waters of the United States.” The ...
UPI

New EPA rule could cut Clean Water Act protections for wetlands

Nov. 17 (UPI) --The Trump administration proposed changing the definition of wetlands Monday to limit which bodies of water are protected from pollution under the Clean Water Act. The administration's ...
The Daily Record (Maryland)

EPA moves to limit scope of wetlands covered by clean water law

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday it is redefining the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to significantly limit the wetlands it covers, building on a ...
JD Supra

EPA Seeks Input on Clean Water Act Financial Capability Framework

What Happened: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting public comments on its Financial Capability Assessment (FCA) guidance document, a key methodological tool used to negotiate ...
The Berkshire Eagle

EPA is out to redefine environmental protections for wetlands. It’s a narrower definition with broader consequences

A proposed federal rule would narrow which wetlands and waterways are protected under the Clean Water Act, potentially ...
TwinCities.com

EPA proposes limiting power of states and tribes to block major projects over water concerns

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed limiting states’ and Native American tribes’ power to wield the Clean Water Act to block major projects like natural gas ...
Oregonian

EPA ponders Clean Water Act; activists say business trumping environment

The long-term health of the ocean, freshwater streams, rivers and lakes, soon could hinge on the Trump administration’s definition of a single word: ditch. The Environmental Protection Agency is in ...