EPA缩小了《清洁水法》的保护范围,限制了联邦对湿地和小水道的监督。 EPA narrows Clean Water Act protections, limiting federal oversight of wetlands and small waterways.

环境保护署宣布了新的规则,以缩小《清洁水法》对“美国水”的定义范围,减少了联邦对许多湿地和较小的水体的保护。 The Environmental Protection Agency announced new rules to narrow the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act, reducing federal protection for many wetlands and smaller water bodies. 改革的目的是限制监管范围,该机构表示将侧重于更大的、可航行的水域。 The change aims to limit regulatory reach, with the agency stating it will focus on larger, navigable waters. 这项行动是经过多年关于联邦环境权力范围的法律和政治辩论之后采取的。 The move follows years of legal and political debate over the scope of federal environmental authority.