The Trump administration EPA announced that they will rescind one of the biggest power-grabs by a federal agency in U.S. history. In 2015, the Obama EPA finalized a rule that would have brought almost all "navigable" waters in the U.S. under federal government control.  The "Waters of the U.S." rule targeted creeks, streams, and inland rivers even if they were on private property. The rule would have given the EPA jurisdiction not only over the water, but over much of the surrounding land as well.  But one of the first acts of the Trump administration was to order a review of the rule with the intent of repealing it. The Hill: "The final WOTUS rule issued by the last administration was unworkable, a fact acknowledged by courts around the country, and amounted to a massive grab of regulatory authority by an EPA that was overreaching," said Bill Kovacs, vice president for environment and regulatory policy at the U.S. Chamber of...(Read Full Post)