Tennessee, North Carolina and Louisiana have also redefined wetlands in their state laws and plan to allow more wetland ...

Those who spoke Thursday during a public hearing in Raleigh urged the Environmental Management Commission to work with ...

With the political winds at their backs, farm groups and irrigation districts are seeking to ensure the Clean Water Act definition of “waters of the United States” excludes irrigation canals […] ...

Before Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, U.S. factories and cities could pipe their pollution directly into waterways. Rivers, including the Potomac in Washington, smelled of raw sewage ...

First, San Francisco argued all permit limitations must meet the Clean Water Act definition of “effluent limitation,” which the “end-result” provisions cannot do.

Frustration for farmers The ever-changing definition can make it difficult for farmers to know whether their land falls under the Clean Water Act, said Missouri Farm Bureau president Garrett Hawkins.

The definition of waters covered by the Clean Water Act has grown and shrunk for years.

Trump Administration Launches Comprehensive Review of Clean Water Act Definition for "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) by: Duncan M. Greene, Jenna R. Mandell-Rice, James Garlant of Van Ness ...

(The Center Square) – The Environmental Protection Agency is reviewing regulatory changes the Biden administration made that broadened the definition of “waters of the United States,” or ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has signaled that it could narrow which set of waters receive protections under the Clean Water Act.