The EPA's Clean Water Rule has been over a year in the making. Find out what it includes and why some opponents consider it an overreach of federal power.
The Clean Water Rule was intended to clear up confusion and uncertainty brought on by various court ruling on challenges to the 1972 Clean Water Act that put into doubt what waters were under jurisdiction of the law.
The Clean Water Rule attempts to better define which bodies of water are subject to the Clean Water Act. Opponents call it a federal land grab; the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the rule reduces the scope of waters under its jurisdiction.
The regulation has been the...
Please
login or
register
to view MSW articles. It's free, fast and easy!
Comments on this site are submitted by users and are not endorsed by nor do they reflect the views or opinions of COLE Publishing, Inc. Comments are moderated before being posted.
