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New EPA rule raises water quality red flag

February 13, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new federal rule signed by President Donald Trump on Jan. 23 has the potential to strip away longstanding environmental protections for streams and wetlands nationwide. Barring a legal challenge, the new rule will go into effect March 24. In the interim, local regulators and environmental advocates are determining what the effect of the new rule, called the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, will be on the ground in Vermont. Some officials say Vermont’s strict water quality standards, ma … (read more)

Will new water law hold up in court?

February 13, 2020

In December a coalition of 14 states sued the Environmental Protection Agency over its rollback of the Waters of the United States Rule, which was modified last month when President Trump signed the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (see related story). Th … (read more)

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