All articles tagged with #water protections
Originally Published 15 days ago — by Signal Cleveland
The U.S. EPA proposes to weaken Clean Water Act protections for 96% of Ohio's wetlands and many streams, risking increased pollution and environmental degradation, especially after the 2023 Supreme Court ruling that redefined water protections. Public comments are open until January 5 to oppose the rule.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by NBC News
The Biden administration has weakened regulations protecting wetlands, citing a Supreme Court ruling that limited the federal government's jurisdiction over them. The new rule requires wetlands to be more clearly connected to other bodies of water, departing from previous federal rules. The Supreme Court ruling favored property rights over clean water concerns, narrowing the reach of environmental regulations. The rule change responds specifically to the court's decision and is final. Environmental groups have pushed for a broader definition to protect more waters, while developers and agriculture groups have sought to limit federal power. The new rule takes effect immediately and removes the "significant nexus" test for federally protected waters.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by CBS News
Congress has approved a resolution to overturn the Biden administration's protections for the nation's waterways that Republicans have criticized as a burden on business, advancing a measure that President Biden has promised to veto. Republicans have targeted the Biden administration's protections for thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, labeling it an environmental overreach that harms businesses, developers and farmers. They used the Congressional Review Act that allows Congress to block recently enacted executive branch regulations.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Associated Press
Congress has approved a resolution to overturn the Biden administration's protections for the nation's waterways, which Republicans have criticized as an environmental overreach that harms businesses, developers, and farmers. The Senate voted in favor of the resolution, which uses the Congressional Review Act that allows Congress to block recently enacted executive branch regulations. President Joe Biden has promised to veto the measure. The fight over the definition of "waters of the United States" has been ongoing, with environmentalists and the Biden administration pushing to broaden the definition and protect more waterways from pollution while right-leaning groups and the Trump administration have argued that protecting fewer waterways would benefit builders, farmers, and businesses.