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Letters Opposing Section 401 Rollbacks:

Opposition Letter: State of Arkansas

October 21, 2019

https://pdfhost.io/v/5RTbsrt8~_AR_401_Commentspdf.pdf

Opposition Letter: State of California

October 21, 2019

https://pdfhost.io/v/F1zojtGKa_20191021_Ltr_to_A_Wheeler_re_SWRCB_response_to_401_Cert_Proposed_Rulepdf.pdf

Opposition Letter: Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation

October 21, 2019

https://pdfhost.io/v/FoaQ2zvAh_20191021Yakama_Nation_Section_401_Commentspdf.pdf

Opposition Letter: Inter Tribal Association of Arizona

October 21, 2019

https://pdfhost.io/v/.jk5nJ1oK_InterTribal_Assn_of_AZ_401_Commentspdf.pdf

Opposition Letter: State of Idaho

October 21, 2019

https://pdfhost.io/v/kZlX31CB7_ID_401_Commentspdf.pdf

Opposition Letter: State of Louisiana

October 19, 2019

https://pdfhost.io/v/F52ivsrg._LA_401_Commentspdf.pdf

Opposition Letter: Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin

October 22, 2019

https://pdfhost.io/v/UTuKpy6FF_Menominee_Tribe_401_Commentspdf.pdf

Opposition Letter: State of Montana

October 17, 2019

https://pdfhost.io/v/SnoPVhxYj_MT_401_rule_Commentspdf.pdf

Opposition Letter: State of Nevada

October 17, 2019

https://pdfhost.io/v/0BeC6MkzI_NV_401_Rule_Commentspdf.pdf

Opposition Letter: State of New York

October 21, 2019

https://pdfhost.io/v/c0.jrsYs~_NY_401_Commentspdf.pdf

Opposition Letter: State of Pennsylvania

October 21, 2019

https://pdfhost.io/v/Q9h7qFprp_PA_Comments_on_401_rulepdf.pdf

Opposition Letter: Seattle City Light

October 21, 2019

https://pdfhost.io/v/XDTlaYaTh_Seattle_City_Light_401_Commentspdf.pdf

Opposition Letter: Skokomish Indian Tribe

October 20, 2019

https://pdfhost.io/v/NKCE.ps4l_20191020Skokomish_Tribe_Section_401_Commentspdf.pdf

Opposition Letter: Standing Rock Sioux

October 21, 2019

https://pdfhost.io/v/67Ar2EyV8_Standing_Rock_Sioux_401_Commentspdf.pdf

Opposition Letter: State of Tennessee

October 21, 2019

https://pdfhost.io/v/e7PdQltny_TN_401_Commentspdf.pdf

Opposition Letter: State of Texas

October 2019

https://pdfhost.io/v/SS5mPC48m_TX_401_commentspdf.pdf

Opposition Letter: Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians

October 14, 2019

https://pdfhost.io/v/hiNTrBCKr_Twenty_Nine_Palms_Band_401_Commentspdf.pdf

Opposition Letter: State of Washington

May 24, 2019

https://pdfhost.io/v/21GYgD4xa_WA_401_Commentspdf.pdf

Opposition Letter: Earthjustice, Sierra Club, and 31 other organizations

October 21, 2019

https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/www.sierraclub.org/files/uploads-wysiwig/Sierra%20Club%20Comments%20Section%20401%20EPA%20Proposed%20Rule%20final.pdf

Opposition Letter: Sens. Carper, Duckworth, and Booker

October 21, 2019

https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2019/10/carper-duckworth-and-booker-epa-s-section-401-proposal-violates-states-rights-harms-water-quality

Opposition Letter: Southern Environmental Law Center

October 21, 2019

https://www.southernenvironment.org/uploads/words_docs/SELC_Comments_on_%E2%80%9CUpdating_Regulations_on_Water_Quality_Cer….pdf

Opposition Letter: Western Governors’ Association, National Conference of State Legislatures, National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Council of State Governments, Western Interstate Region, Association of Clean Water Administrators, Association of State Floodplain Managers, Association of State Wetland Managers, Western States Water Council

October 16, 2019

https://www.ncsl.org/Portals/1/Documents/standcomm/scnri/EPA_NPRM_CWA_401_Comments_FINAL.pdf?ver=2019-10-17-150909-880&timestamp=1571346568787

Opposition Letter: National Governors’ Association

October 18, 2019

Opposition Letter: Rep. Peter DeFazio

July 29, 2019

https://transportation.house.gov/imo/media/doc/2019-7-29%20PAD_LTR%20to%20EPA%20re%20401Certification.pdf

Articles and News Releases:

Article:

Bloomberg Law

“White House begins review of water rule easing state veto power”

April 8, 2020

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/white-house-begins-review-of-water-rule-easing-state-veto-power

Article:

Law360

“NY had power to reject pipeline water permit, 2nd Circ. told”

May 20, 2020

https://www.law360.com/articles/1275616/ny-had-power-to-reject-pipeline-water-permit-2nd-circ-told

Article:

Minneapolis Star Tribune

“Boundary Waters could feel the effects from a federal plan to change Clean Water Act”

April 25, 2020

https://www.startribune.com/rollback-near-finish-line-could-affect-boundary-waters/569952992/

Action Alert:

Trout Unlimited

“The Clean Water Act is being unraveled (see: ‘But that’s not all’)”

Article:

National Law Review

April 30, 2020

“ERC issues declaratory order finding waiver of state Section 401 authority”

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/hydro-newsletter-volume-7-issue-5

News Release:

State of Oregon

“DEQ opposes rollbacks of Clean Water Act regulations”

November 23, 2019

News Release:

Waterkeepers Chesapeake

“Local Waterkeepers oppose rollback of states’ rights to protect water”

October 22, 2019

News Release:

Southern Environmental Law Center

“Multi-front attack on clean water takes aim at state authority”

October 16, 2020

https://www.southernenvironment.org/news-and-press/news-feed/multi-front-attack-on-clean-water-takes-aim-at-state-authority

News Release:

Surfrider

“Trump administration continues assault on Clean Water Act”

October 4, 2019

https://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/trump-administration-continues-assault-on-clean-water-act

Op-ed:

The Roanoke Times

“Clean water rule change threatens state powers”

September 30, 2019

https://www.roanoke.com/opinion/commentary/sligh-clean-water-rule-change-threatens-state-powers/article_dd309e42-94f6-51d6-9d7a-d87e09d2945c.html

Article:

JD Supra

“EPA proposes to narrow water quality certification authority under the Clean Water Act”

August 19, 2019

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/epa-proposes-to-narrow-water-quality-21198/


Article:

The Hill

“EPA proposes rolling back states’ authority over pipeline projects”

August 9, 2020

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/456901-epa-proposes-rolling-back-states-authorities-over-pipeline-projects

News Release:

League of Conservation Voters

“LCV statement on EPA’s proposed rollback of water protections in Clean Water Act”

August 9, 2019

http://origin.lcv.org/article/lcv-statement-epas-proposed-rollback-water-protections-clean-water-act/

Article:

Inside Climate News

“EPA plans to rewrite Clean Water Act rules to fast-track pipelines”

August 9, 2019

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09082019/epa-fast-track-pipeline-permits-clean-water-act-rule-change-trump-executive-order

News Release:

California Attorney General

“Attorney General Becerra slams EPA attempt to limit Clean Water Act oversight”

July 26, 2019

https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-becerra-slams-epa-attempt-limit-clean-water-act-oversight