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Trump administration freezes Obama rule on water protection

Clip: 2/28/2017 | 5m 9s

Trump administration rolls back Obama rule on water protection.

EPA chief Scott Pruitt recently promised an aggressive rollback of regulations that had been put in place by former President Obama, and President Trump made good on Pruitt’s promise with an order to dismantle a rule about smaller bodies of water. William Brangham learns more from Juliet Eilperin of The Washington Post about what today’s move means for water regulations.

02/28/2017 | Rating NR

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