News Alert: Trump administration to ditch expanded federal oversight of U.S. waterways, returning the nation to 1986 water-pollution standards

On Thursday, the administration will finalize its repeal of the 2015 Clean Water Rule, which gave the federal government authority over 60 percent of the nation's water bodies. Trump officials say the rollback will provide more certainty for farmers, home builders and other businesses and hand more power over water-quality decisions to individual states. Critics say the move will result in the loss of wetlands and leave critical pieces of the nation's waterways unprotected.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     News Alert Sep 12, 8:16 AM     Trump administration to ditch expanded federal oversight of U.S. waterways, returning the nation to 1986 water-pollution standards On Thursday, the administration will finalize its repeal of the 2015 Clean Water Rule, which gave the federal government authority over 60 percent of the nation's water bodies. Trump officials say the rollback will provide more certainty for farmers, home builders and other businesses and hand more power over water-quality decisions to individual states. Critics say the move will result in the loss of wetlands and leave critical pieces of the nation's waterways unprotected. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2019 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071