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"Trump To Direct Rollback Of Obama-Era Water Rule Tuesday"

"President Trump on Tuesday will instruct the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers to “review and reconsider” a 2015 rule known as the Waters of the United States rule, according to a senior official, a move that could ultimately make it easier for agricultural and development interests to drain wetlands and small streams."

Source: Washington Post, 02/28/2017

Newest Trump Executive Order Pushes His Anti-Regulatory Agenda Further

"Every federal agency will set up a task force dedicated to quickly finding regulations to eliminate, as mandated by an executive order signed Friday by President Donald Trump. It is one of a series of moves the White House believes will free U.S. businesses from the bonds of health, safety, consumer and environmental protections."

Source: InsideClimate News, 02/27/2017

"Aggressive Cuts To Obama-Era Green Rules To Start Soon: EPA Head"

"U.S. President Donald Trump's administration will begin rolling back Obama-era environmental regulations in an "aggressive way" as soon as next week, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency said on Saturday - adding he understood why some Americans want to see his agency eliminated completely."

Source: Reuters, 02/27/2017

Partisan Divide in Congress Wider Than Ever on Environmental Issues: LCV

"House Republicans cast pro-environmental votes just 5 percent of the time in 2016, while their Democratic colleagues tallied a 94 percent voting record, according to the League of Conservation Voters. That makes the 114th Congress the most politically polarized in the 46-year history of LCV's Scorecard, the new numbers released Thursday show."

Source: InsideClimate News, 02/24/2017

"Groups Sue EPA To Protect Wild Salmon From Climate Change"

"U.S. fishing and conservation groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, seeking to protect wild salmon threatened by rising water temperatures attributed in part to climate change in two major rivers of the Pacific Northwest."

Source: Reuters, 02/24/2017

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