EPA to cut back ‘water’ rules

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration will (today) Jan. 23 announce a plan to cut back, the Obama-era Clean Water Rule, regarding the types of waterways protected from pollution under federal law, in a move intended to ease burdens on industries. The plan could deliver a political win for President Trump in the Farm Belt, but incense anger of conservationists worried about the environment. Environmental Protection Agency's administrator Andrew Wheeler will announce the proposal to narrow the definition of "waters of the United States" that are protected under the 1972 Clean Water Act from pollutants like fertilizers, pesticides, and mining waste. The replacement rule will offer a narrower the definition of waters to be protected, but will exclude seasonal streams and wetlands. (Source: Reuters 01/22/20) https://news.yahoo.com/trump-environmental-agency-scale-back-123053598.html