The Army Corps of Engineers earlier this month quietly posted new guidance on its website stating it and EPA “will not rely on” decisions made under the Trump-era rule governing whether a project involved federally protected waters and thus required federal permits The guidance could impact potentially hundreds of projects, including high-profile proposed mines in Georgia and Arizona, and is meant to clarify the effect of court decisions vacating the Trump regulation, known as the Navigable Waters Protection Rule. POLITICO’S Alex Guillén reports.
The Army Corps of Engineers earlier this month quietly posted new guidance on its website stating it and EPA “will not rely on” decisions made under the Trump-era rule governing whether a project involved federally protected waters and thus required federal permits The guidance could impact potentially hundreds of projects, including high-profile proposed mines in Georgia and Arizona, and is meant to clarify the effect of court decisions vacating the Trump regulation, known as the Navigable Waters Protection Rule. POLITICO’S Alex Guillén reports.
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