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August 17, 2018

Court Reverses Trump Admin Rollback of Clean Water Rule
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A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's rollback of
Obama-era water protections. Thursday's ruling by a district court judge
in South Carolina effectively reinstates the Clean Water Rule, the
implementation of which was delayed by the Environmental Protection
Agency last June. The Clean Water Rule sets drinking water safeguards,
while offering federal protection to wetlands and thousands of streams
that flow into larger rivers and lakes.


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