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

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Patty Murray issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and fellow Senate Democrats strongly opposing the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed rule limiting the application of Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, which requires the EPA to consult with states and Tribes on federal licensing that impacts water quality. Under the EPA's proposed rule, states and Tribes would effectively be unable to regulate many of the water quality impacts of hydropower dams within their lands. In their letter (https://www.murray.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Letter-to-EPA-re-Clean-Water-Act-1....