💧EPA Narrows Clean Water Act Waters of the U.S. Definition
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EPA's new rule on March 11, 2025, excludes many wetlands and intermittent streams from federal Clean Water Act protection. Developers celebrate while ecologists raise alarms as states file immediate lawsuits challenging the rollback.
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Why This Matters
Your Environmental Impact:
Developers celebrate reduced oversight while ecologists warn of water quality threats.
Your Legal Fight:
States filed suit within hours challenging federal authority to weaken water protections.
Your Agriculture:
Farm lobby gains new exemptions from wetland protection requirements affecting rural land use.
Your Water Quality:
Removing federal protection from streams and wetlands could affect drinking water sources.
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The new rule excludes which feature from the Clean Water Act definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’?
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Environmental Policy
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Which Supreme Court decision prompted EPA to narrow the rule?
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Regulatory Policy
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Which crop-growers association praised the rewrite as ‘‘regulatory certainty’’?
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Agriculture
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California and _____ led a 17-state lawsuit to block the rule.
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Litigation
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EPA estimates annual compliance savings of approximately:
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Economics
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Opponents warn rollback threatens drinking-water supplies for how many Americans?
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Public Health
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Which tribe filed an amicus brief citing treaty-protected fishing grounds?
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Tribal Rights
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Army Corps nationwide permits (NWPs) now cover stream fills up to:
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Permit Process
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Fox headline called the rewrite a ‘‘victory for’’:
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Media Literacy
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House Democrats introduced a CRA resolution of disapproval numbered:
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Congress
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EPA relied on which hydrologic connectivity distance test?
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Hydrology
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Moody's projects rule will speed _____ new single-family housing starts over 5 years.
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Economics
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Which environmental group launched the #KeepOurWaterClean campaign?
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