EPA signs CWA jurisdiction rule repeal, sparking criticism

June 27, 2017
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has announced that the agency has signed a proposed rule to repeal the Obama administration's Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction rule, a measure that once final will fulfill a campaign commitment by President Donald Trump but one that is renewing criticism from environmentalists who say it will harm water quality. Pruitt told the Senate Interior appropriations subcommittee June 27 that the proposed repeal rule is being "sent to the Federal Register as of today." Pruitt...


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