Trump to Revise Clean Water Act Protections
- 5 years ago
Trump to Revise Clean Water
Act Protections The Trump administration is expected to unveil a plan that would weaken federal clean water rules. The Clean Water Act is designed to protect millions of acres of wetlands and streams from pesticide runoffs and other pollutants. The original safeguards were put in place during the administration of President George H.W. Bush. Trump claims that it infringed on the rights of farmers, rural landowners and real estate developers to use their property as they see fit. Farmers using land near streams and wetlands were restricted from doing certain kinds of plowing and planting certain crops. It's the latest in a series of actions by the
Trump administration to weaken major
environmental rules. At the annual United Nations conference on global warming
in Poland,
Act Protections The Trump administration is expected to unveil a plan that would weaken federal clean water rules. The Clean Water Act is designed to protect millions of acres of wetlands and streams from pesticide runoffs and other pollutants. The original safeguards were put in place during the administration of President George H.W. Bush. Trump claims that it infringed on the rights of farmers, rural landowners and real estate developers to use their property as they see fit. Farmers using land near streams and wetlands were restricted from doing certain kinds of plowing and planting certain crops. It's the latest in a series of actions by the
Trump administration to weaken major
environmental rules. At the annual United Nations conference on global warming
in Poland,