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Protection of wetlands and small streams is a major focus of the Clean Water Rule. The Clean Water Rule is a 2015 regulation published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to clarify water resource management in the United States under a provision of the Clean Water Act of 1972. [1]
H.R. 5078 would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) from implementing or enforcing certain proposed regulations regarding the use of the nation’s waters and wetlands. The legislation would affect direct spending because it would reduce fees collected by the Corps for issuing permits ...
"No Net loss" is the United States government's overall policy goal regarding wetlands preservation. The goal of the policy is to balance wetland loss due to economic development with wetlands reclamation, mitigation, and restorations efforts, so that the total acreage of wetlands in the country does not decrease, but remains constant or increases.
Idaho AG Raul Labrador argues his critics were wrong when they chided him for joining the Texas lawsuit challenging the WOTUS rule
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In May 2015 USACE and EPA published a new rule on the definition of "waters of the United States" ("WOTUS") and the future enforcement of the act. [80] [81] Thirteen states sued, and on August 27 U.S. Chief District Judge for North Dakota Ralph R. Erickson issued a preliminary injunction blocking the regulation in those states. [82]
Soon after taking office, on February 28, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order to allow the EPA administrator to revise or rescind the Obama era Clean Water Rule, also referred to as Waters of the United States (WOTUS). [220] [221] [222] The executive order cited a need to pursue "economic growth" and to avoid "regulatory uncertainty."
Monica Lewinsky overcame 'excuciating shame and pain.’Now, she’s a voice for anti-bullying. Lewinsky, 51, said that once you pass 40, you start to "recontextualize your younger years."