Environmental groups warn that the PERMIT Act – passed on Dec. 10 in the U.S. House – could significantly alter how the Clean Water Act is implemented. Among the proposed amendments: narrowing which waterways are protected by the Clean Water Act. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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