"President Trump has ordered the EPA to begin reviewing the rule that governs how the agency protects waterways. Here's what WOTUS means to wildlife and people alike."
The EPA under the Obama Administration argued that the rule makes life easier for businesses, since clearer definitions would give them a better shot of understanding the regulatory issues involved. It also left the rules entirely unchanged for agriculture, adding no new requirements. President Trump disagrees; his executive order calls for a policy that balances keeping pollution out of navigable waters with “promoting economic growth” and “minimizing regulatory uncertainty.”
