GILLIBRAND, COLLEAGUES STRONGLY OPPOSE PROPOSED EPA RULE THAT WOULD THREATEN STATE, TRIBAL RIGHTS TO REGULATE WATER QUALITY

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) joined ten of her Senate Democratic colleagues in strongly opposing a proposed rule from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that would threaten states and Tribes' ability to protect the quality of their water. The EPA's proposed rule would limit the application of Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, rendering states and Tribes effectively unable to regulate many of the water quality impacts of hydropower dams and other projects within their lands.

In their letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and Assistant Administrator for Water Jess Kramer, the senators warned that the proposed rule would eviscerate ...