"Interior: Republican Governors Turn On Zinke Plan"
"Western Republican governors are pushing back against the Trump administration's decision to ax mitigation rules for energy developers."
Source: EnergyWire, 01/16/2019
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"Senators Consider Former Lobbyist As EPA’s Permanent Chief"
"Acting Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler’s past lobbying work for coal companies and other industries regulated by the agency is expected to draw scrutiny Wednesday when a Senate committee considers his nomination to the position."
Source: AP, 01/16/2019
‘Delmarva Potholes’ Help Clean The Chesapeake, Worthy Of Protection
"A Trump administration proposal to roll back protections for some marshes and streams could affect more than 30,000 acres of wetlands in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, according to a new report."
Source: WAMU, 12/19/2018
"Wetlands, Lakes Would Lose Protections Under Michigan Bill"
"Michigan legislators were poised Tuesday to remove legal protections from many of the state’s wetlands and other inland waterways, which provide wildlife habitat and perform vital tasks such as preventing floods."
Source: AP, 12/19/2018
"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
"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
