Washington, D.C.—Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Frederica Wilson (D-FL) and Vice Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Hillary Scholten (D-MI) wrote to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers challenging the Trump Administration’s attempts to improperly undermine federal review of Clean Water Act permits for administration-favored projects.
“We write to express grave concerns about the Trump Administration’s actions to undercut the Clean Water Act and remove public scrutiny over the issuance of federal permits designed to protect clean water,” the Members wrote.
“It is unlawful for the administration to execute any law in any manner that is inconsistent with the terms of the statute, including implementation of the law based on the President’s own political philosophies or to unlawfully reward special interests aligned with the President. We will not stand by and surrender the health of our nation’s waters to this Administration’s whims and wild misgivings about what is and is not permitted without Congressional support,” the Members continued.
The Members also requested details about this potential misuse of permit awards as a result of President Trump’s emergency declaration.
To read the full letter, click here.
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