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The Trump administration's bid to limit which wetlands and streams are covered by the Clean Water Act is backed by an analysis that assumes many states will boost regulations as federal oversight retreats. But state regulators and environmental experts say closing that gap will be all but impossible.
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Federal employees stuck out of work and without pay have few options to compel Congress and the president to reopen the government.
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The Trump administration's bid to limit which wetlands and streams are covered by the Clean Water Act is backed by an analysis that assumes many states will boost regulations as federal oversight retreats. But state regulators and environmental experts say closing that gap will be all but impossible.
By Ariel Wittenberg in Greenwire
Federal employees stuck out of work and without pay have few options to compel Congress and the president to reopen the government.
By Jeremy P. Jacobs in Greenwire