Grace Napolitano: “I am going to request this, with the permission of the Chair and you, a review of the title XVI budget.”

This amendment clarifies that nothing in this act affects the existing ban on oil and gas drilling in the Great Lakes. Legislation banning the issuing of new drilling permits in the Great Lakes was passed in 2005 with support from both…

We hear they want more protection now.

I believe the question of who should ultimately be responsible for protecting rivers, streams, and wetlands has become hyper-politicized.

The Clean Water Act was specifically enacted as a Federal-State partnership. Today, EPA has approved 47 States to implement the point source discharge program under section 402 of the Clean Water Act. Their status as coregulators makes…