"Clean Water Act: Still More Wetlands, Streams Could Lose Protection"
"The Trump administration's proposal for limiting Clean Water Act oversight of some wetlands and waterways is open for edits."
Source: Greenwire, 12/14/2018
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"Alaska: Fight Brews As Interior Eyes Drilling In Wetlands"
"The Interior Department tomorrow is due to auction off the last available oil and gas leases at the eastern edge of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, a 22.1-million-acre block of federal property on Alaska's North Slope."
Source: EnergyWire, 12/12/2018
"Clean Water Act: EPA Falsely Claims 'No Data' On Waters In WOTUS Rule"
"The Trump administration says it doesn't know how many streams it is proposing to exclude from Clean Water Act jurisdiction today. But a 2017 slideshow prepared by EPA and Army Corps of Engineers staff shows that at least 18 percent of streams and 51 percent of wetlands nationwide would not be protected under the new definition of "waters of the United States," or WOTUS, announced today."
Source: Greenwire, 12/12/2018
"Trump Prepares to Unveil a Vast Reworking of Clean Water Protections"
"The Trump administration is expected on Tuesday to unveil a plan that would weaken federal clean water rules designed to protect millions of acres of wetlands and thousands of miles of streams nationwide from pesticide runoff and other pollutants."
Source: NY Times, 12/11/2018
Trump’s Attack on Clean Water Act Will Fuel Destructive Pipeline Boom
"A new water rule that will strip federal protections from an estimated 60-90 percent of U.S. waterways will dramatically ease restrictions on how polluting industries do business. ... But oil and gas transport companies may benefit most from the imminent shift."
Source: The Intercept, 12/10/2018
"Clean Water Act: Critics Assail Leaked Details Of Scaled-Back Rule"
"Environmentalists are already lining up to slam the Trump administration's definition of which waters are covered by the Clean Water Act, signaling a protracted battle over the proposal that's expected next week."
Source: E&E News PM, 12/07/2018
"The Re-beavering of the American West"
"An industrious but finicky pest could be the key to restoring Washington State’s wetlands and salmon populations."
Source: bioGraphic, 12/05/2018
"Clean Air Act Revamp, Climate Part of George H.W. Bush’s Legacy"
"George H.W. Bush was the first president to sign the U.S. onto a global climate deal, a modest effort recognizing the threat of climate change, and possibly the last to successfully take on a wholesale revision of the Clean Air Act."
Source: HuffPost, 12/04/2018
"Army Corps Revives Review Of Washington Coal-Export Project"
"SEATTLE — The Army Corps of Engineers has revived an environmental review of a controversial coal-export project in Washington a year after state environmental regulators denied the project a key permit."
Source: AP, 10/18/2018
"Airports At Water's Edge Battle Rising Sea Levels"
"From the ramp tower 120 feet above the runway, it's clear Philadelphia International Airport is surrounded by water. "
Source: NPR, 09/25/2018
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