The Environmental Protection Agency is accepting comments on the Updated Definition of “Waters of the United States.” "Waters of the United States," determines which waters are protected under the federal Clean Water Act. EPA is proposing to change the “Waters of the United States” definition.
Public comments on EPA’s proposal must be received on or before October 9th at:
https://www.regulations.gov/
Then click on Public Comments (Upper left side of the webpage)
Glenn Compton is the Chairman of ManaSota 88, a non-profit organization that has spent over 30 years fighting to protect the environment of Manatee and Sarasota counties.
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lib224
The only way to stop this is to overwhelmingly vote for Democrats to stop Trump's **** of the country.
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David Daniels
The Trump Admin has also changed how the Endangered Species Act will be enforced. Specifically, the definition of "harm" has been changed so that to "harm" an animal, the developer must have intentionally killed the animal. In other words, a developer can bulldoze over a gopher tortoise burrow, but as long as the developer didn't intend to kill the turtle, no enforcement. You think that's crazy, huh? Google it. It is true. "A September 2026 internal memo from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service clarified that accidental or unintentional deaths of protected animals (such as birds killed by industrial operations or construction) are generally no longer considered an unlawful "take" under the law unless the animal was the specific intended target."
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magstarwire
Thanks Glenn - keep fighting! Disgraceful what has been done to both Federal and State environmental protections.
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