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Biden vetoes bill that sought to toss EPA water protections

Por: WPLG Local 10 Politics April 07, 2023

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WASHINGTON – Defending his administration's actions on clean water, President Joe Biden on Thursday vetoed a congressional resolution that would have overturned protections for the nation’s waterways that Republicans have criticized as overly intrusive.Republicans — and some Democrats — targeted an Environmental Protection Agency rule protecting thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, labeling it an environmental... + full article



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