Trump Administration Announces Plans to Repeal EPA Water Regulations
Trump Administration Announces Plans to Repeal EPA Water Regulations
By: Politicized News
By: Politicized News
The Trump administration has announced plans to roll back EPA restrictions that reduced the amounts of pollutants in America’s lakes, rivers, and wetlands. The regulations, which were established during the Obama administration, was aimed at reducing the pollution in 60% of America’s waters, using oversight powers given to them by the 1972 Clean Water Act. “The clean water rule represented solid science and smart public policy. Where it has been enforced, it has protected important waterways and wetlands, providing certainty to all stakeholders,” said Jon Devine, director of federal water policy at the Natural Resources Defense Council. “The Trump administration’s wild-eyed attempts to reward polluters, however, knows no bounds, so it is repealing these important protections without regard for the law or sound science.”