Articles Tagged with ''Clean Water Act''

The Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to increase oversight of animal feeding operations in Pennsylvania, including potentially designating them as point sources that would require discharge permits under the Clean Water Act.

As promised, President Joe Biden vetoed a joint resolution from Congress to overturn his administration’s “waters of the U.S.” rule, likely dooming the measure to failure.

The Senate passed a resolution to overturn the Biden administration’s “waters of the U.S.” rule, 53-43, sending the measure to the White House for what President Joe Biden has already promised will be a veto.

A Texas federal judge has blocked the Biden administration’s “waters of the U.S.” rule from taking effect in his state and in Idaho. 

The Biden administration’s “waters of the U.S.” rule that expands the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act officially takes effect Monday despite uncertainty about its future in the courts and continued attacks on the measure on Capitol Hill. 

The House voted Thursday to overturn the Biden administration’s “waters of the U.S.” rule under the Congressional Review Act.

President Joe Biden will propose new tax increases with his fiscal 2024 budget this week, while the Republican-controlled House will force a vote on killing the administration’s new rule that expands the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act.

The Senate Agriculture Committee will turn its focus to farm bill conservation programs this week, while House Republicans put the spotlight on the Biden administration’s “waters of the U.S.” rule and other regulatory issues. 

“Uncertainty” was the word of the day at a congressional hearing Wednesday focused on the Biden Administration’s “waters of the U.S.” rule and a pending Supreme Court decision addressing WOTUS.