Biden moves to restore clean-water safeguards ended by Trump

The Biden administration took legal action to reverse the Waters of the United States rule implemented by Trump that ended federal protections of various waters in the U.S. Together with the EPA, they will try to reverse the damage caused by the regulation. Many businesses have dumped pollutants into these waterways, harming wildlife and dirtying public water.

Discussion Questions

1. What is your opinion on the reversal?
2. President Obama expanded the protected waterways in 2015, and President Trump reversed it a few years later. How difficult will it be for the Biden administration to repeal the rule and enact one that will last over the next several presidencies?