. Earth Science News .
WATER WORLD
EPA plans ten hearings on water rule rewrite
by Amy Wallace
Washington (UPI) Aug 25, 2017


The Environmental Protection Agency announced today it is taking its first steps to rewrite the Waters of the United States regulation under the Trump Administration.

The EPA announced today, in a notice to be published Monday in the Federal Register, that 10 teleconference meetings will be held to gather information on its plans to change the rule, which is intended to reduce water pollution under the Clean Water Act.

The first of the 10 meetings is scheduled for September 19 at 1:00 p.m., with the next nine held each Tuesday after.

In 2015, the Obama administration issued a new rule reinterpreting the Clean Water Act to extend federal protections to smaller rivers and streams to protect against water pollution. Obama's rule was blocked at the time by a federal appeals court.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March calling for a review of the Waters of the United States Rule.

"A few years ago, the EPA decided that 'navigable waters' can mean nearly every puddle or every ditch on a farmer's land, or anyplace else that they decide -- right? It was a massive power grab," Trump said during the signing ceremony for the executive order.

The EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers then in July proposed a repeal of former President Barack Obama's version of the regulations meant to define the limits of the federal government's jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act.

The executive order issued by Trump calls for a review of the rule and instructs the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers to determine if federal jurisdiction over navigable waters under the Clean Water Act should include bodies of water to which Obama sought to extend protection.

Additionally, Trump's executive order requested the Department of Justice put its appeal of the court's block on hold while the review is carried out.

Environmentalists who support the Obama Administration version of the rule have accused the Trump Administration of endangering water supplies.

"Both EPA and the Corps are aware that the scope of [Clean Water Act] jurisdiction is of intense interest to a broad array of stakeholders and therefore want to provide time for broad pre-proposal input," the EPA wrote in the Federal Register notice.

WATER WORLD
Mexico City fishermen fight to save Aztec floating gardens
Mexico City (AFP) Aug 18, 2017
Roberto Altamirano has the lake to himself as he casts his glistening net onto the still water in a perfect circle, lets it sink, then slowly pulls it in. It comes back bearing a large haul of tilapia and carp - and that is exactly the problem. Altamirano is one of just 20 or so fishermen who remain in the floating gardens of Xochimilco, an idyllic network of lakes, canals and artificia ... read more

Related Links
Water News - Science, Technology and Politics


Thanks for being here;
We need your help. The SpaceDaily news network continues to grow but revenues have never been harder to maintain.

With the rise of Ad Blockers, and Facebook - our traditional revenue sources via quality network advertising continues to decline. And unlike so many other news sites, we don't have a paywall - with those annoying usernames and passwords.

Our news coverage takes time and effort to publish 365 days a year.

If you find our news sites informative and useful then please consider becoming a regular supporter or for now make a one off contribution.
SpaceDaily Contributor
$5 Billed Once


credit card or paypal
SpaceDaily Monthly Supporter
$5 Billed Monthly


paypal only


Comment using your Disqus, Facebook, Google or Twitter login.

Share this article via these popular social media networks
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit GoogleGoogle

WATER WORLD
Italy's deadly flirtation with illegal building

Searches resume for 8 missing in Swiss Alps landslide

Death toll from South Asia flooding tops 1,000

Eight killed in Guinea in rubbish dump landslide

WATER WORLD
Myanmar's startups map past, shape future with virtual reality

Defeating cyberattacks on 3-D printers

Understanding brittle crack behaviors to design stronger materials

Researchers use vacuum for hands-free patterning of liquid metal

WATER WORLD
Fish stress hormones linked to tendency to take the bait

Dora no Explorer: TV network axes Philippine resort plan after outcry

Risky business for fish in oil-polluted reef waters

Japanese seaweed is welcome invader on US coasts: study

WATER WORLD
Satellite photos reveal gigantic outburst floods

Study validates East Antarctic ice sheet to remain stable even if western ice sheet melts

Scientists are recruiting Alaskans to help them track berry patches

Melting of Greenland glacier to speed up: study

WATER WORLD
Can 'reading' leaves lead to more drought-tolerant crops

Ray of hope for more abundant wheat crops

Wild sheep grazed in the Black Desert 14,500 years ago

Disneyland China falls a-fowl of huge turkey leg demand

WATER WORLD
Millions brace as Hurricane Harvey menaces Texas, Louisiana

Typhoon Hato leaves 16 dead after lashing southern China

Italy mourns Amatrice, where quake wounds still weep

24 million affected by South Asia floods: Red Cross

WATER WORLD
Angolans vote as Dos Santos ends 38-year rule

Death toll in SLeone flood disaster reaches 441

Africa Endeavor 2017 communications conference starts in Malawi

Dalai Lama cancels Botswana trip with 'exhaustion'

WATER WORLD
Both chimpanzees and humans spontaneously imitate each other's actions

Research reveals how neurons communicate

New 13-million-year-old infant skull sheds light on ape ancestry

To teach kids morals, read books with humans not animals









The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2024 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. All articles labeled "by Staff Writers" include reports supplied to Space Media Network by industry news wires, PR agencies, corporate press officers and the like. Such articles are individually curated and edited by Space Media Network staff on the basis of the report's information value to our industry and professional readership. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Our advertisers use various cookies and the like to deliver the best ad banner available at one time. All network advertising suppliers have GDPR policies (Legitimate Interest) that conform with EU regulations for data collection. By using our websites you consent to cookie based advertising. If you do not agree with this then you must stop using the websites from May 25, 2018. Privacy Statement. Additional information can be found here at About Us.