Laws & Regulations

Trump Plans Rollback of Sage Grouse Protections to Spur Oil Exploration

"The Trump administration on Thursday published documents detailing its plan to roll back Obama-era protections for the vast habitat of the greater sage grouse, a chickenlike bird that roams across nearly 11 million acres in 10 oil-rich Western states."

Source: NY Times, 12/07/2018

Supreme Court: Groundwater's Muddy Legal History Under Clean Water Act

"The Supreme Court has signaled its interest in a potentially game-changing debate over the scope of the Clean Water Act. The justices yesterday invited the Trump administration to weigh in on whether the law applies to pollutants that travel through groundwater before reaching surface water."

Source: Greenwire, 12/05/2018

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