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White House to dump Obama-era flood standard
The White House will rescind an Obama-era policy that sought to prevent federal spending on infrastructure that could be damaged by floods, according to sources briefed on the plan.
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Camille von Kaenel and Zack Colman, E&E News reporters
The White House will rescind an Obama-era policy that sought to prevent federal spending on infrastructure that could be damaged by floods, according to sources briefed on the plan.
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BUTTE COUNTY, Idaho — This region is home to many geological oddities, including the Big Lost River which flows from Idaho's tallest peaks to the desert here where it simply ends. The disappearing river has long confounded federal regulators, but the confusion could soon end under the Trump administration's Waters of the U.S. rule, which would eliminate Clean Water Act protections for many waterways, including the Big Lost.
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