In a release on Monday, the proposal, dubbed the "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) rule, says wetlands and streams that ...

On November 20, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army published their proposed ...

The EPA's new rule narrows the Clean Water Act's scope, reducing federal oversight of wetlands. Critics argue it favors ...

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The Trump administration has proposed changing the definition of wetlands to limit which bodies of water are protected under ...

The Trump administration is proposing to narrow which bodies of water qualify for Clean Water Act protections. The ...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Department of the Army (collectively, “EPA”) has published a ...

Reintroduced Carnivores’ Impacts on Ecosystems Are Still Coming Into Focus Anticipation, Then Handwringing, at the UN Climate Talks Maine Was First To Ban Spreading PFAS-Contaminated Sludge on ...

The House will vote this week on a sweeping water permitting bill that contains a laundry list of Republican priorities to fast-track energy projects, ease regulations and weaken EPA’s authority under ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 25, 2025) What the Republican-led Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the U.S. House of Representatives calls legislation to “Cut Red Tape and Increase Clean ...

A division of Camden-based The Campbell’s Co. admitted to violating the Clean Water Act at least 5,400 times between April 2018 and December 2024 at its canning factory in Ohio. In a Sept. 15 filing ...