In a positive development for the oil and gas industry, the Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled a narrowed definition of which waterbodies deserve protection under the federal Clean Water Act, although the move is certain to generate legal challenges from environmental groups.
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Multistate Lawsuit Planned Over Two-Year Delay of Clean Water Rule
After the U.S. Supreme Court late last month ruled that the nation’s district court system should decide legal challenges to an Obama-era rule over which waterbodies deserve federal protection, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday finalized a two-year delay for the rule to take effect.
February 2, 2018
EPA Moving Forward With Plans to Rescind WOTUS Definition
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving forward with plans to rescind the definition of what constitutes Waters of the United States (WOTUS), the first in a two-step process to review and revise the controversial Clean Water Rule (CWR).
July 27, 2017
Obama-Era Clean Water Rule On EPA, Army Corps Chopping Block
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday proposed rescinding the Clean Water Rule (CWR), which was designed by the Obama administration to clarify what constitutes Waters of the United States (WOTUS).
June 27, 2017
House Panel Wants Details Over EPA’s Social Media Campaign on Clean Power Plan
Three days after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) broke the law by using social media to promote its controversial Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, lawmakers with the House Energy and Commerce Committee want to make sure the agency didn’t do the same with its Clean Power Plan (CPP).
December 21, 2015
Senate Votes to Block Controversial Clean Water Rule
One day after Republicans in the U.S. Senate failed to muster enough votes to force the Obama administration to rewrite the controversial Clean Water Rule (CWR), lawmakers on Wednesday passed a joint resolution to block the rule from taking effect.
November 5, 2015
Thirteen States Ask Federal Judge to Block Clean Water Rule
Thirteen states — including oil and natural gas heavyweights Alaska, Colorado, North Dakota and Wyoming — asked a federal judge on Monday to block the controversial Clean Water Rule (CWR) from taking effect at the end of the month.
August 11, 2015
Appropriations Bills Advance in House, Senate With Controversial Energy Riders
A House panel on Tuesday approved a $30.17 billion spending bill to fund the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Interior and other agencies, but not before Republicans successfully attached an amendment to stop a rule governing hydraulic fracturing and shot down an attempt by Democrats to remove language affecting the Clean Water Act.
June 16, 2015
Appropriations Bills Advance in House, Senate With Controversial Energy Riders
A House panel on Tuesday approved a $30.17 billion spending bill to fund the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Interior (DOI) and other agencies, but not before Republicans successfully attached an amendment to stop a rule governing hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and shot down an attempt by Democrats to remove language affecting the Clean Water Act (CWA).
June 16, 2015
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