WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday proposed undoing a Trump-era rule that limited the power of states and Native American tribes to block energy projects like natural gas pipelines based on their potential to pollute rivers and streams.
Highlights
- The Biden administration on Thursday, June 2, 2022, proposed undoing a Trump-era rule that limited the power of states and Native American tribes to block energy projects like natural gas pipelines based on their potential to pollute rivers and streams.
- The rule was challenged by federal court by environmental groups and several states including New York and Washington.
- The final rule isn’t expected to go into effect until the spring of 2023.
- For now, the Obama administration’s proposed rule remains in effect.
- The public will have an opportunity to weigh in on the EPA proposal before it is finalized.
- It is the latest move by the Biden administration to tighten water regulations loosened under the Trump administration.