Trump administration limits EPA authority over state pipeline and energy permits

The Trump administration's rewritten Clean Water Act rules restrict EPA oversight of state and tribal decisions on pipeline and energy project permits, shifting regulatory power back to states despite earlier rhetoric about protecting state

First covered Sep 3, 2026 · 2:00 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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23d Inside Climate News New Trump Rules Would Limit State Power to Block Pipelines, Energy Projects — When the Trump administration last fall unveiled its cornerstone policy for carrying out the Clean Water Act—new language spelling out the reach of the…

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