Newhouse, Western Caucus blast Biden admin for new Clean Water Act rule
A panoramic view of bend in the Columbia River near Trinidad and Crescent Bar in February 2021. New rules issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday will expand the definition of “waters of the United States” subject to regulation by the 1972 Clean Water Act.
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The frost and ice-covered shore of Moses Lake not far from the Moses Lake Sand Dunes in January 2022. New rules issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday will expand the definition of “waters of the United States” subject to regulation by the 1972 Clean Water Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Members of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Western Caucus are expressing shock and criticism at a recent change in federal rules defining which U.S. water bodies are subject to the Clean Water Act, which was announced by the administration of President Joe Biden on Friday, just before the New Year weekend.
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