HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA AND THE EPA Daily Caller, Nov. 24, 2014, Michael Bastasch - White House Quietly Releases Plans For 3,415 Regulations Ahead Of Thanksgiving Holiday But probably the most fought-over rules to be finalized by the EPA next year will be its redefining of the “Waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act. The EPA will issue its redefinition next year, according to the agenda. Federal lawmakers from both parties, along with companies from virtually every sector of the economy, have opposed the rule, saying it greatly expands the EPA’s power to regulate even small bodies of water on private property. “The ‘waters of the U.S.’ rule may be one of the most significant private property grabs in U.S. history,” said Louisiana Republican Sen. David Vitter, adding “they want to take another step toward outright permitting authority over virtually any wet area in the country, while at the same time providing a new tool for environmental groups to sue private property owners.”
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 23:45:07 +0000