/tags/clean-water-act Clean Water Act en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 03 Apr 2023 16:38:51 GMT /regional-news/2023-04-03/biden-and-congress-clash-over-water-protection-rule The Senate on Wednesday, March 29 approved a resolution to overturn the Biden administration’s expanded protections for waterways. President Joe Biden has said he will likely veto the measure, which also passed the House in mid-March. Mon, 03 Apr 2023 16:38:51 GMT /regional-news/2023-04-03/biden-and-congress-clash-over-water-protection-rule Will Walkey /environment/2022-01-26/supreme-court-case-to-test-clean-water-acts-reach A ruling could settle the decades-long dispute over the scope of the landmark law, with big implications for wetlands and ephemeral streams around the West. Thu, 27 Jan 2022 01:12:42 GMT /environment/2022-01-26/supreme-court-case-to-test-clean-water-acts-reach Nate Hegyi /environment/2021-03-05/arizona-seeks-to-create-surface-water-protections-after-clean-water-act-rollback Since June 2020, a large proportion of Arizona's rivers, lakes and streams have not been protected by the Clean Water Act. That's due to a change to the federal rule the Trump administration made in 2019. The state relied on the landmark law to keep its arid streams free of pollution.But after the federal protections were limited, Arizona decided to come up with its own set of surface water quality standards. Fri, 05 Mar 2021 20:42:10 GMT /environment/2021-03-05/arizona-seeks-to-create-surface-water-protections-after-clean-water-act-rollback Ariana Brocious /2020-06-01/trump-administration-limits-states-power-to-stop-oil-and-gas-pipelines In recent years, climate activists and states have used the Clean Water Act to block pipelines and other fossil fuel projects. A new EPA rule makes that harder, Mon, 01 Jun 2020 21:23:36 GMT /2020-06-01/trump-administration-limits-states-power-to-stop-oil-and-gas-pipelines Jeff Brady /npr-news/2020-02-01/as-regulations-roll-back-could-clean-water-protection-business-dry-up The Trump administration is stripping clean water protections put in place by President Barack Obama, and some in the industry worry that the regulatory changes will threaten their business. Sat, 01 Feb 2020 15:32:00 GMT /npr-news/2020-02-01/as-regulations-roll-back-could-clean-water-protection-business-dry-up Nick Mott /2020-01-23/trump-administration-cuts-back-federal-protections-for-streams-and-wetlands The controversial rule change dramatically reduces pollution protections for many waterways. Farmers and builders approve, but environmental groups plan to challenge it. Thu, 23 Jan 2020 15:37:47 GMT /2020-01-23/trump-administration-cuts-back-federal-protections-for-streams-and-wetlands Scott Neuman, Colin Dwyer /2019-09-19/congressional-committee-presses-epa-over-clean-water-rollback A congressional subcommittee questioned the Trump administration on Wednesday over its rollback of Obama-era Clean Water Act protections. Thu, 19 Sep 2019 16:12:04 GMT /2019-09-19/congressional-committee-presses-epa-over-clean-water-rollback Cooper McKim /environment/2018-10-03/epa-to-help-schools-test-drinking-water-for-lead The Environmental Protection Agency is making $20 million available for states and tribes to voluntarily test drinking water for lead at schools and… Thu, 04 Oct 2018 00:17:03 GMT /environment/2018-10-03/epa-to-help-schools-test-drinking-water-for-lead Stephanie Daniel /environment/2016-09-23/scientists-search-for-new-ways-to-fight-gulf-dead-zone Farming in the fertile Midwest is tied to an environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. But scientists are studying new ways to lessen the Midwest’s… Fri, 23 Sep 2016 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2016-09-23/scientists-search-for-new-ways-to-fight-gulf-dead-zone Harvest Public Media /environment/2016-09-21/absent-regulation-farmers-dabble-in-voluntary-measures-to-curb-harmful-runoff On a gray day, just as the rain begins to fall, Roger Zylstra stops his red GMC Sierra pick-up truck on the side of the road and hops down into a ditch in… Wed, 21 Sep 2016 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2016-09-21/absent-regulation-farmers-dabble-in-voluntary-measures-to-curb-harmful-runoff Harvest Public Media