Georgia lawmakers are praising the Trump administration for reversing course on an update to the Clean Water Act that critics have blasted as federal overreach. The Obama-era Waters of the United States regulation would have allowed federal oversight on a swath of private and state waters — from large wetlands down to ditches. The rule attracted intense opposition from Republican lawmakers and lawsuits from states, including a suit filed by then-Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt — now the head of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Georgia lawmakers, industry cheer water rule reversal
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