WASHINGTON — Recent statements by the Environmental Protection Agency regarding the latest Clean Water Act rulemaking violate basic open-government requirements, a group of 63 business and agriculture organizations have told the EPA and Congress. The resulting failure to comply with the Administrative Procedures Act is so egregious, the Waters Access Coalition said, the agency should withdraw the rule altogether.
The 63 members of the coalition deplored a series of misrepresentations made by the EPA following release of the proposed "Waters of the U.S." rule, which is the agency's own interpretation of the 1970s-era Clean Water Act.
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