EPA weakens protections for wetlands after Supreme Court ruling
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Federal officials were forced to make the change after the Supreme Court's decision in May that sharply limited the federal government's power to regulate wetlands.
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Federal officials were forced to make the change after the Supreme Court's decision in May that sharply limited the federal government's power to regulate wetlands.
The Supreme Court had weakened federal protections for wetlands in the Clean Water Act in May, restricting bodies of water eligible for protection by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has revised a key rule to comply with a sweeping U.S. Supreme Court ruling from earlier this year, which could strip federal protections
The EPA and the Department of the Army changed parts of the previous definition of "waters of the United States" to align with the Supreme Court's decision, which weakened the federal agencies' power to regulate the nation's waterways.
The amended EPA rule is to comply with a Supreme Court ruling this year that narrowed the scope of the Clean Water Act and the agency's power to regulate waterways and wetlands.
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