EPA begins rolling back Obama’s water rule

Published June 27, 2017 6:59pm ET



The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced it will seek to repeal the Waters of the United States rule that Republicans and many states oppose because of its broad expansion of federal jurisdiction and enforcement under the Obama administration.

“We are taking significant action to return power to the states and provide regulatory certainty to our nation’s farmers and businesses,” said EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.

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