Today, the environmental protections we take for granted face an existential threat. California, with our capable state environmental institutions and political will, is uniquely positioned to respond to President Trump’s anti-environmental agenda. We can do this by enacting state backstops for environmental protections the Trump Administration targets for elimination. The health of California’s citizens and our magnificent environment demand nothing less.
Vast amounts of wetlands and thousands of miles of U.S. waterways would no longer be federally protected by the Clean Water Act under a new proposal by the Trump administration.
The proposal, announced Tuesday at the Environmental Protection Agency, would change the EPA's definition of "waters of the United States," or WOTUS, limiting the types of waterways that fall under federal protection to major waterways, their tributaries, adjacent wetlands and a few other categories
WASHINGTON — 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.
The Trump administration has taken aim at removing environmental federal protections for wetlands and isolated streams from pollution.
The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a proposal redefining US waters under the Clean Water Act.
President Trump has made eliminating federal regulations a priority. His administration, with help from Republicans in Congress, has often targeted environmental rules it sees as burdensome to the fossil fuel industry and other big businesses.