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Trump administration moves to limit Clean Water Act

President Donald Trump has directed federal agencies to review an environmental rule subjecting small bodies of water to regulation under the Clean Water Act.

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Des Moines, Iowa USA January 28, 2016: New York businessman Donald Trump rallies a crowd of veterans at Drake University while other Republican presidential candidates hold a final Des Moines debate prior to next week's caucuses.
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President Donald Trump has directed the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to review an environmental rule subjecting small bodies of water to regulation under the Clean Water Act. The move, Trump said, is meant to pave the way for the rule's elimination. (NPR)

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