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Lee Zeldin: “We want a definition that all 50 states are able to get…”

Featuring: Lee Zeldin, Republican | Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency | National

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Julie Fedorchak and Lee Zeldin Discuss Regulatory Reforms Impacting North Dakota

Published | Video Starts at 03:37

It's imperative that we get it right. And we don't believe it's gonna be hard to get it right. We're gonna follow the simple, prescriptive, straightforward decision in sack it. We want a definition that all 50 states are able to get behind. Right now that's not the case. And we wanna make sure that everyone in your state knows whether or not what is on their land is a water of the United States subject to federal regulation or not. (03:37–03:44)

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Asserts that the current definition of waters of the United States is not supported by all 50 states.

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