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Coverage dated September 4, 2026

Trump considers narrowing water pollution protections

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{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump considers narrowing water pollution protections The Trump administration on Friday said it will consider further narrowing protections for streams and wetlands under the Clean Water Act © Mike Catalini, Associated Press The Envir…

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  1. The Hill

    EPA proposes to further narrow Clean Water Act protections (opens The Hill)

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    The Trump administration on Friday proposed further narrowing protections for streams and wetlands under the Clean Water Act. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers issued a supplemental proposed rule that they said would be likely to reduce the bodies of water that ar…

  2. Common Dreams

    Trump’s New “Waters Of The U.S.” Proposal Takes Sledgehammer To Clean Water Act (opens Common Dreams)

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    Today, Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers announced a revised proposal that would gut bedrock Clean Water Act protections for nearly all wetlands and streams by drastically narrowing what waterways will be considered “Waters of the United States.

  3. Common Dreams

    Trump Administration Takes Another Swing at Dismantling Clean Water Protections (opens Common Dreams)

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    The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today proposed a rule that would strip Clean Water Act protections from the vast majority of the country’s wetlands and streams. The proposal would generally protect only waters that flow every day of the year and wetlands that…

  4. The Boston Globe

    Trump administration moves to drop protections for more wetlands (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The proposed rule change would significantly narrow the scope of waterways protected from harmful pollutants under the Clean Water Act.

  5. NOTUS

    Trump Is Proposing Cutting Protections For More Bodies of Water (opens NOTUS)

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    The EPA proposal would limit protections to water that flows every day of the year, with limited exceptions.

  6. The Hill

    Trump considers narrowing water pollution protections (opens The Hill)

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    {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump considers narrowing water pollution protections The Trump administration on Friday said it will consider further narrowing protections for streams and wetlands under the Clean Water Act © Mike Catalini, Associated Press The Envir…

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