"EPA Asks What Rules To Cut, Gets Earful About Dirty Water"

"WASHINGTON — The Trump administration got an earful Tuesday from people who say federal rules limiting air and water pollution aren't tough enough, even as it was seeking suggestions about what environmental regulations it should gut.

The Environmental Protection Agency held a three-hour "virtual listening session" on Tuesday to collect public comments by phone about what clean water regulations should be targeted for "repeal, replacement or modification." The call was part of the agency's response to President Donald Trump's order to get rid of regulations that are burdensome to industry.

Both the phone-in session and written comments submitted on the EPA's website were dominated by those staunchly opposed to the planned regulatory rollback. Many identified themselves as being affiliated with environmental groups, while others said they were just taxpayers worried about maintaining safe sources of drinking water."

Michael Biesecker reports for the Asssociated Press May 3, 2017.