Apparently, the EPA and its “far-left environmental allies,” believe the agency can do a better job of protecting waterways, streams and wetlands than the states
The Agency That Contaminated The Animas River Is About To Start Regulating Water That May Be In Your Backyard
Unless a federal judge issues a preliminary injunction, the definition of the “Waters of the U.S.” will change on August 28—giving the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the authority to regulate the water in your backyard (even the water that might be in your backyard due to a heavy rain). Even, according to West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey: “any area where agencies believe water may flow once every 100 years.”
