Corps' Draft CWA Permits Could Revive Concerns On Endangered Species

The Army Corps of Engineers has issued its draft streamlined Clean Water Act (CWA) permits for 2017 -- including two first-time permits for renewable energy projects -- which could potentially revive previously raised concerns about permits' potential adverse impacts on the environment and endangered species. “We're keeping a close eye this time around” on the draft nationwide permits for utility line projects and bank stabilization, Goldman-Carter, wetlands and water resources counsel for the National Wildlife Federation, told a May 20...