House passes bill to halt EPA water rule Written by Reid Rosenthal on September 12, 2014 · Have a comment? The House passed legislation Tuesday that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing a proposed rule to define its jurisdiction over bodies of water. Passed 262-152, the bill would prohibit the EPA from using the proposal for any rulemaking regarding the Clean Water Act. The rule, proposed in March, sought to clarify which […] Continue reading here »