WOTUS NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94 NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94 WOTUS Sun, 23 May 2021 06:35:19 +0000 https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org Bill Chappell The Trump administration is changing the definition of what qualifies as "waters of the United States," tossing out an Obama-era regulation that had enhanced protections for wetlands and smaller waterways. Thursday's rollback is the first step in a process that will allow the Trump administration to create its own definition of which waters deserve federal protection. A new rule is expected to be finalized this winter. The repeal ends an "egregious power grab," Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler says. He adds that the 2015 rule had provoked 31 states to file complaints and petitions for legal review. "We're delivering on the president's regulatory reform agenda," Wheeler says. The EPA chief unveiled the shift in U.S. water policy Thursday during an event at the National Association of Manufacturers headquarters in Washington, D.C. Wheeler spoke alongside Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works R.D. James, who joined him in signing the repeal of the https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/epa-makes-rollback-clean-water-rules-official-repealing-2015-protections 779 as https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org Thu, 12 Sep 2019 18:40:34 +0000 EPA Makes Rollback Of Clean Water Rules Official, Repealing 2015 Protections Frank Morris The water we drink is protected by federal rules, which are at the crux of a long-running fight over how far upstream that protection extends. “Agriculture is land and water. When you’ve got control of the water, you’ve got control of the land,” said Blake Roderick with the National Waterways Conference. https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/public-airs-its-gratitude-grievances-over-proposed-changes-federal-waterway-regulations 675 as https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org Fri, 01 Mar 2019 20:00:40 +0000 Public Airs Its Gratitude, Grievances Over Proposed Changes To Federal Waterway Regulations Jonathan Ahl The Environmental Protection Agency is looking to remove thousands of acres of wetlands and miles of waterways from Clean Water Act protections. The EPA said Tuesday it believes the proposed changes to the “Waters of the United States” rule will reduce inefficiencies and allow landowners to have the freedom they need over their property. https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/epa-looking-roll-back-many-obamas-us-waterway-protections 635 as https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org Tue, 11 Dec 2018 19:54:12 +0000 EPA Looking To Roll Back Many Of Obama's U.S. Waterway Protections