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19 AGs to EPA: Roll back Trump's clean-water rule ASAP . . .
• Attorneys general urge EPA not to leave in place Trump-era rule until 2023 as planned• Coalition is led by California, Washington, New York
(Reuters) - A coalition of 19 attorneys general led by California, Washington and New York urged the Environmental Protection Agency in a letter to repeal a Trump-era rule that they say curtails their authority to deny permits for projects that could harm their waterways.
In a Monday missive, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, New York Attorney General Letitia James and Democratic attorneys general from Oregon to Pennsylvania said the EPA "should immediately take steps to repeal" the Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 Certification Rule.
EPA spokesperson Melissa Sullivan said the agency "will review the letter and respond accordingly."
"Unfortunately, every day this unlawful Trump-era rule remains in effect puts our ability to safeguard this precious resource (water) in further jeopardy," Bonta said in a statement.
In a Monday missive, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, New York Attorney General Letitia James and Democratic attorneys general from Oregon to Pennsylvania said the EPA "should immediately take steps to repeal" the Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 Certification Rule.
EPA spokesperson Melissa Sullivan said the agency "will review the letter and respond accordingly."
"Unfortunately, every day this unlawful Trump-era rule remains in effect puts our ability to safeguard this precious resource (water) in further jeopardy," Bonta said in a statement.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/19-ags-epa-roll-back-trumps-clean-water-rule-asap-2021-08-03/
And the effort to clean-up the mess left by TFG continues.