"U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order on Tuesday directing environmental regulators to review an Obama-era rule that expanded the number of federally protected waterways as the president targets regulations that conservatives consider government overreach.

The executive order will kick off what could be a lengthy process to undo the Waters of the United States or WOTUS rule, finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 2015 to clarify which bodies of water are covered by the Clean Water Act.

The act, passed in 1972 and last amended in 1987, is intended to protect the nation's waters from pollution."

Ayesha Rascoe and Timothy Gardner report for Reuters February 28, 2017. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Trump Plans to Begin E.P.A. Rollback With Order on Clean Water" (New York Times) [3]

"Clean Water Rule: Pruitt Vows Quick Repeal Following Trump Order" (E&E News PM) [4]

"Trump Directs Rollback Of Obama-Era Water Rule He Calls ‘Destructive And Horrible’" (Washington Post) [5]

"AP Explains: Trump Executive Order On Water Protection" (AP) [6]