EPA officials to make Charleston listening stop for plan to weaken water protections

EPA officials to make Charleston listening stop for plan to weaken water protections

Federal environmental regulators are coming to Charleston next week to collect public input on a Trump administration plan to weaken a rule that governs what waters are protected under the Clean Water Act. The United States Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of the Army will hold back-to-back listening sessions Wednesday afternoon in West Virginia’s capital to gather feedback on the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, …