Publication Name

E&E

Author(s)

Paul Quinlan

The Obama administration yesterday sent its proposal to increase the number of waters, streams and wetlands receiving federal pollution protection to the White House Office of Management and Budget for final review.

The so-called guidance, if finalized, would supplant policy issued during the George W. Bush administration that pivoted off two muddled Supreme Court decisions to significantly curtail the total miles of streams and acres of wetlands that fell under the federal government's regulatory jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act.

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Read the full article, EPA Sends Wetland Guidance to White House for Final Review, on the E&E website (subscription required).