The Trump administration on Monday announced a major new proposal that could significantly limit the federal governments ability to enforce laws concerning pollution in waterways and wetlands.

The proposed rule from the Environmental Protection Agency pertains to the governments definition of waters of the U.S. (WOTUS), a term thats been the subject of decades of legal fights between developers, environmentalists and property owners.

There may not be an acronym that's more important than WOTUS, and what it means and how it's defined is quite important, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said announcing the new rule. My goal, right from the onset, was to come up with a definition that no matter what would happen in November of 28 or November of 2032, that you're going to keep this definition.

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