Biden's conservation plan puts WOTUS in the crosshairs

摘要

A vision the Biden administration laid out today for preserving 30% of the nation's land and water by 2030 isalready fueling calls for EPA to reverse a controversial Trump-era water rule that rolled back federal protectionfor wetlands and streams.Biden officials today released "America the Beautiful," a framework for its ambitious conservation plan they saidis locally led and nationally scaled (see related story). Over the next decade, the program - relying heavily onvoluntary actions - will leverage ongoing restoration efforts with states, tribes and private landowners to protectlarge swaths of land and water.