POLITICO Energy

Major changes to the WOTUS rule are coming.

Episode Summary

President Trump's new rule cuts back on which water bodies are under federal protections. Pro's Annie Snider explains why farmers are welcoming this deregulation. Plus, the world's largest asset manager says it will put climate change at the center of its investing strategy.

Episode Notes

The Trump administration is preparing to finalize a rewrite of the Obama-era Waters of the United States rule, and it is expected to considerably limit which bodies of water are under federal protections. Plus, BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, is vowing to take action on climate change. And, a bill to phase out HFCs is finding some foes in Congress.

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