On December 11, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would make substantial reforms across multiple aspects of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Titled the ‘‘Promoting Efficient Review ...

“The bottom line is that without reforming the Clean Water Act, America cannot efficiently build roads, bridges, pipelines, ...

Federal permitting reforms under the PERMIT Act could streamline Clean Water Act reviews, speed up road projects, and reduce uncertainty for asphalt contractors.

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The Trump administration this week moved to weaken the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act, two bedrock laws, among other deregulatory moves. By Maxine Joselow Reporting from Washington The ...

The Environmental Protection Agency announced changes to the Clean Water Act that sportsmen’s organizations say could set us back 50 years to a time when rivers lit on fire and fish went belly up.

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The proposal would sharply narrow which wetlands and streams are protected. The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed redefining key words in the Clean Water Act that would limit protections ...

The federal government has narrowed the “waters of the U.S.” definition, potentially triggering a new legal battle over whether it’s scaled back Clean Water Act enforcement too far, experts say. Legal ...

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Republicans praised the Trump administration’s draft rewrite of a key Clean Water Act regulation, calling it a win for farmers, businesses, homebuilders and landowners who would see reduced permitting ...

A new U.S. Environmental Protection rule would strip protections from Kentucky wetlands and other water resources. Some industrial groups praised the proposal, while environmental groups said it would ...