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Why farmers and ranchers think the EPA Clean Water Rule goes too far

  • Written by Reagan Waskom, Director, Colorado Water Institute, Colorado State University
imagePrairie potholes in South Dakota are important breeding and feeding areas for many types of birds. Under the Clean Water Rule, farmers cannot fill them in or discharge pollutants into them without a permit.Laura Hubers, USFWS/Flickr, CC BY

President Trump issued an executive order Feb. 28 directing federal agencies to revise the Clean Water Rule, a...

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