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W.O.T.U.S. Awash With Controversy

Jacqueline Froelich

"Waters of the United States," a new federal clean water rule was finalized in late May. The regulation, experts say, ensures waters protected under the Clean Water Act are precisely defined, allowing ease of permitting for business and industry. But agriculturalists and industry claim the rule is murky at best and want to see it drown. We gather perspectives from an Ozarks watershed conservationist and Farm Bureau environmentalist.

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.