“Obama-era clean water protections will soon be stripped and replaced. The Trump administration will finalize its replacement of the Waters of the United States rule by ‘rolling back protections for some wetlands and streams that run intermittently or temporarily underground,’ EcoWatch reported.
The new rule, which is being challenged by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, will also get rid of a requirement that ‘landowners seek permits from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which had considered permits on a case-by-case basis before 2015,’ EcoWatch said.”
