❗Help close the gap: We still need to raise $40,000 by the end of March. Donate now

EPA poised to roll back what waterways are protected

Ben Bradford Dec 11, 2018
HTML EMBED:
COPY
The Trump administration is set to release a plan that would redefine which bodies of water are protected by the 1972 Clean Water Act.  BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images

EPA poised to roll back what waterways are protected

Ben Bradford Dec 11, 2018
The Trump administration is set to release a plan that would redefine which bodies of water are protected by the 1972 Clean Water Act.  BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
HTML EMBED:
COPY

It may seem like a simple question, but what water is surface water? Today, the Environmental Protection Agency is set to release a plan that will replace an Obama-era definition. It’s important because it decides what waterways are federally-protected. Marketplace’s Ben Bradford reports on how this question has bedeviled multiple administrations.

There’s a lot happening in the world.  Through it all, Marketplace is here for you. 

You rely on Marketplace to break down the world’s events and tell you how it affects you in a fact-based, approachable way. We rely on your financial support to keep making that possible. 

Your donation today powers the independent journalism that you rely on. For just $5/month, you can help sustain Marketplace so we can keep reporting on the things that matter to you.