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Trump Administration Moves To Roll Back Clean Water Act Standards

On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced a major roll back of clean water regulations.

The new proposal would severely limit the federal government’s protection of some U.S. waterways — including lakes, streams and wetlands.

While this will drastically reduce the regulatory burden for landowners and developers, environmentalists say it will open up important waterways to pollution — and that could begin a ripple effect.

Washington Post reporter Steven Mufson has been covering the story and joined The Show to talk about it.

Lauren Gilger, host of KJZZ's The Show, is an award-winning journalist whose work has impacted communities large and small, exposing injustices and giving a voice to the voiceless and marginalized.