The Biden administration has proposed a new rule that would give states more power to oppose energy projects and other infrastructure through control of water quality permits, rolling back a Trump-era regulation that made it harder for such projects to be blocked.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on June 2 that it has put forward a draft rule that would update regulatory requirements for water quality certification under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act.
For decades, states, tribes, and territories had broad authority under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act to halt infrastructure projects or force changes to them by leveraging water quality compliance restrictions….
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