Environmental Protection Agency and army propose ending clean water rule to hold ‘substantive re-evaluation’ of which bodies of water should be protected

The Mitchell power station, built on the Monongahela river, south-west of Pittsburgh. Green groups said Pruitt’s proposal pandered to fossil fuel and farming interests.
The Mitchell power station, built on the Monongahela river, south-west of Pittsburgh. Green groups said Pruitt’s proposal pandered to fossil fuel and farming interests. Photograph: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images