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September 13, 2019

Trump Admin Repeals Rule Protecting Drinking Water of 100+ Million
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The Trump administration has finalized the repeal of an Obama-era clean
water policy that protects thousands of streams that flow into large
rivers and lakes, as well as wetland areas that filter pollutants and
absorb floodwaters. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew
Wheeler - a former coal lobbyist - announced the rule change Thursday to
thunderous applause during an event at the headquarters of the National
Association of Manufacturers in Washington, D.C. Environmentalists say
Trump's move to rescind the 2015 regulation, known as the Waters of the
United States rule, will remove pollution controls for 60% of U.S.
bodies of water, endangering the drinking water of over 100 million
people.


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