Removing Pollution Controls on Streams and Wetlands. How can this possibly be a victory for farmers?
How can this possibly be a victory for farmers? Fossil fuel producers and real estate developers, like Trump, yes, but FARMERS? Farmland abutting prairie potholes, a type of ephemeral wetland, in North Dakota. Credit... Jim Brandenburg/Minden Pictures By Coral Davenport Published Jan. 22, 2020 Updated Jan. 23, 2020 WASHINGTON — The Trump administration (January 23, 2020) finalized a rule to strip away environmental protections for streams, wetlands, and other water bodies, handing a victory to farmers , fossil fuel producers and real estate developers who said Obama-era rules had shackled them with onerous and unnecessary burdens. From Day 1 of his administration, President Trump vowed to repeal President Barack Obama’s “Waters of the United States” regulation, which had frustrated rural landowners. His new rule, which will be implemented in the coming weeks, is the latest step in the Trump administration’s push to repeal or weaken nearly 100 environmental rules and laws , loosen