Obama warned us he would use the EPA to accomplish things he could not get by Congress.
Calling the plan a “massive power grab,” Republican lawmakers are asking the Environmental Protection Agency to explain why it’s in such a rush to implement a federal regulation which they argue could have a major impact on private property rights.
At issue are new federal rules pertaining to the Clean Water Act. The EPA says it’s working on new regulations because there is confusion about small streams and wetlands, “some of which only flow after precipitation or dry up during parts of the year.”