Biden EPA Sets ‘Long-Term’ Deadlines For Revising Key Trump Water Rules

EPA is setting “long-term” deadlines for revising a suite of major Clean Water Act (CWA) rules crafted by the Trump administration, including measures governing the CWA’s reach and discharge limits for power plants, as well as lead drinking water standards, though its overhaul of states’ water act authorities is slated for proposal next February. The deadlines are spelled out in the agency’s just-released spring 2021 Unified Agenda, which details EPA and other agencies’ regulatory plans for the next six months...