US EPA Plans to Undercut State Authority to Protect Clean Water from Pipeline & Other Infrastructure Projects

Today, the Trump administration announced a plan to limit the authority of states and tribes to protect clean water from pollution resulting from pipelines and other major infrastructure projects during the permitting process. The proposed changes to rules interpreting Section 401 of the Clean Water Act would make it more difficult for ... [continued] The post US EPA Plans to Undercut State Authority to Protect Clean Water from Pipeline & Other Infrastructure Projects appeared first on CleanTechnica.