Trump Admin Repeals Obama-Era Clean Water Protections

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By Olivia RosaneSep 13, 2019, 7:47 am178 pts
The Trump administration repealed the 2015 Clean Water Rule rule Thursday, a rule intended to protect 60 percent of the nation's waterways from pollution, The New York Times reported. None At stake is the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act. The Obama-era rule expanded that…

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