Latest Trump executive order aims to dismantle Obama's clean water rule
by Sabrina Siddiqui in Washington from Environment | The Guardian on (#2E99H)
- Environmental policy intended to curb pollution flowing into water sources
- Trump also signed order to establish federal program to support HBCUs
Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at unraveling one of Barack Obama's signature environmental policies designed to protect American waterways from pollution.
The president's move marked the first step toward fulfilling his pledge on the campaign trail to roll back Obama-era regulations, which include a 2015 rule designed to curb the flow of pollution into major bodies of water, wetlands and ponds by expanding the requirement of permits to pursue any actions that might cause them harm.
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