Obama team to issue new rule to regulate water pollution

[IDemo]

Source: USA Today

The Obama administration is expected to soon issue a new rule giving the federal government the power to regulate pollution in smaller bodies of water.

The Environmental Protection Agency has been holding a series of public meetings on the proposed rule that would be issued under the 1972 Clean Water Act, which dealt mostly with larger rivers, lakes, and bays.

Officials say the new rule -- which may be announced this week -- is designed to addressed conflicting court opinions about the government's authority to regulate smaller streams and wetlands.

This rule may well wind up in court as well.

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2015/05/26/obama-water-rule-congressional-republicans-new-york-times-environmental-protection-agency/27948445/

[sorefeet]

1. Our water should be protected like

Fort Knox. If not the corporates will steal and ruin every drop on the planet.

[jwirr]

2. Or most likely dump their waste into it.