Trump administration to strip pollution protections, harming vital wildlife
by Emily Holden in Washington and Oliver Milman in Ne from on (#44S5H)
List of waterways land users must obtain permits to pollute to be scaled back, which could also allow pollution in drinking water
The Trump administration is planning to strip Obama-era pollution protections from thousands of US streams and millions of acres of wetlands, in a move environmentalists warn will harm vital wildlife and could allow pollution into drinking water.
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