Biden Administration Drafts New Rules to Protect Streams and Wetlands

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Takeaways:

  • The Biden administration has finalized regulations to protect thousands of streams, wetlands, and waterways.
  • This resulted from throwing out a Trump-era rule which left waterways vulnerable to pollution.
  • “Today, the Biden administration restored needed clean water protections so that our nation’s waters are guarded against pollution for fishing, swimming and as sources of drinking water,” said Kelly Moser, a senior attorney for the Southern Environmental Law Center’s Clean Water Defense Initiative.

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