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The Biden Administration signed off on Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, regulations to protect small streams, wetlands and waterways as part of the Clean Water Act, just before the end of 2022.President Biden’s signing of the regulations ultimately repealed Trump-era regulations that made many waterways susceptible to pollution and were thrown out by federal courts.The EPA signed off on the revised definition of "Waters of the United States," on Dec. 29, while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed off on the revised definitions on Dec. 28.The revised rules define what types of water bodies are protected under the Clean...

A judge has overturned the convictions of four women who left water and other supplies for migrants in the deserts of Arizona. USA Today reported that the judge in Tucson, Ariz. reversed convictions for the four women, who are volunteers with a migrant advocacy group called No More Deaths and faced up to 6 months in prison and fines of $500. U.S. District Judge Rosemary Marquez wrote that the government was stifling the women's religious beliefs by arresting them and charging them for providing humanitarian aid. "Defendants met their burden of establishing that their activities were exercises of their sincere...