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Last updated on Wednesday, May 13, 2015
(WASHINGTON) - Government rules to clarify which streams, tributaries and wetlands should be protected from development and pollution are fueling political anger in the country’s heartland.
The Environmental Protection Agency rules proposed last year have become a top issue of concern for many farmers and landowners who call them overreach. The EPA says its water rules simply clarify and don't expand what smaller bodies of water are regulated under the Clean Water Act.
The House will consider a bill that would withdraw the rule. The White House has threatened to veto the legislation.
EPA officials have acknowledged they may not have written the proposal clearly enough, and said final rules expected in the coming months will better define which waters would fall under the law.
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