Trump Aims To 'Eliminate' Clean Water Rule

Posted from: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/28/517016071/trump-aims-to-eliminate-clean-water-rule?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news

A small pond serves as the water source for a cattle ranch in Tallula, Ill. The 2015 Waters of the United States rule, or WOTUS, expanded federal protections to a broader range of water sources.

The Obama-era “Waters of the United States” rule defines which small bodies of water are subject to U.S. authority. Opponents such as farmers, homebuilders and golf course owners say it goes too far.

(Image credit: Seth Perlman/AP)