June 28 (UPI) -- The Trump administration has begun the legal process of rolling back an Obama-era rule that establishes protections for the country's waterways.
Former President Barack Obama established Clean Water Rule -- also known as the Waters of the United States or WOTUS rule -- under the 1972 Clean Water Act to clarify federal protections of bodies of water around the country. The rule effectively limited pollution in about 60 percent of the nation's water.