President Trump is expected to sign an executive order reversing environmental protections for American waterways introduced by President Obama , according to documents seen by The New York Times . The order will enable new Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt to begin rolling back the 2015 rule , which gives the federal government the power to limit pollution in large bodies of water and their associated streams and wetlands . However , legal experts believe that it could take longer than a single presidential order to dismantle the regulations .
President Trump is expected to sign an executive order reversing environmental protections for American waterways introduced by President Obama, according to documents seen by The New York Times. The order will enable new Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt to begin rolling back the 2015 rule, which awards the federal government the power to limit pollution in large bodies of water and their surrounding streams and wetlands. However, legal experts believe that it could take longer than a single presidential term to dismantle the regulations.