Trump Removes Pollution Controls on Streams and Wetlands – The New York Times
Article Synopsis – The Trump Administration has rolled back protections under the Clean Water Act and implemented a new rule that will “allow landowners and property developers to dump pollutants such as pesticides and fertilizers directly into hundreds of thousands of waterways, and to destroy or fill in wetlands for construction projects”. Scientists and legal experts are denouncing the law saying it “could open millions of acres of pristine wetlands to pollution or destruction, and allow chemicals and other pollutants to be discharged into smaller headland waters that eventually drain into larger water bodies”. To read the actual article click here.