A controversial water rule is being revamped by the EPA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency once again will revisit a controversial rule to define streams and wetlands ...
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This data platform charts the health of nearly every freshwater body on Earth. Here’s what it reveals
The Freshwater Ecosystems Explorer offers what experts call an unprecedented look at the world’s lakes, rivers and wetlands, ...
EPA review of Clean Water Act standards draws praise, panic
The Environmental Protection Agency is reviewing regulatory changes the Biden administration made that broadened the ...
'Bogged down in bureaucracy': Upstate lakes struggle for clean water funding
The state's seven year old septic system reimbursement program has proved inaccessible for some lakeside communities in ...
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EPA signals it could narrow Clean Water Act protections
If a water is protected under the Clean Water Act, businesses and others ... The government can decide not to allow dumping into such bodies of waters or put restrictions on doing so.
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‘Waters of the U.S.’ on agenda for third annual Western conference
How do you define “waters of the U.S.”? It’s a question that has lingered in agricultural law and policy for decades. The ...
Supreme Court sides with San Francisco, requiring EPA to set specific targets in water pollution permits
The ruling only prohibits federal and state permitting agencies from issuing permits that are effectively broad orders not to violate water quality standards. In this case, the city and county of San ...