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EPA Proposal Threatens 80% of US Wetlands, Tribes Warn

EPA Proposal Threatens 80% of US Wetlands, Tribes Warn

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 The Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule on waters of the United States has sparked urgent concerns across the United States, with estimates from KJZZ reporting that it could leave eighty percent of the nation's wetlands vulnerable to pollution. Published in mid-November with a comment deadline of January fifth, the rule narrows protections under the nineteen seventy-two Clean Water Act, affecting rivers, lakes, streams, and fragile ecosystems spanning more than one hundred sixteen million acres nationwide. Tribal leaders, including Daniel Cordalis of the Tribal Water Institute at the Native American Rights Fund, warn that tribes lack jurisdiction off-reservation, leaving them unable to address upstream threats without federal support. In Arizona, the Department of Environmental Quality, bolstered by a twenty twenty-three Surface Water Protection Program, coordinates with neighbors like Colorado and New Mexico to fill gaps, as stated by water quality director Trevor Baggiore. Groups such as the National Tribal Water Council seek a thirty-day extension amid holiday disruptions and limited consultation.

Funding offers some relief for tribal ecosystems. On January seventh, the Environmental Protection Agency announced over six hundred sixteen thousand dollars in grants for New Mexico tribes, according to their Dallas office release. The Pueblo of Tesuque near Santa Fe receives two hundred ninety-seven thousand three hundred seventy-five dollars through the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program and Clean Water Act grants to monitor rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and underground storage tanks while boosting community outreach. The Pueblo of Taos in north central New Mexico gets three hundred eighteen thousand six hundred thirty-four dollars to create emissions inventories, reduce non-point pollution, maintain surface water monitoring in the headwaters of the Rio Pueblo and Rio Lucero, and expand its water quality program.

Broader ecosystem science faces headwinds. A BioScience special report led by Vincent A. Viblanc of CNRS Ecologie and Environnement, published January fifth, alarms that long-term environmental data in the United States and elsewhere risks erosion from funding cuts, political interference, and manipulation, as seen in early twenty twenty-five when datasets vanished or were altered post-elections. These studies track over five hundred species across biomes, vital for combating biodiversity loss and climate change amid ecosystems worth one hundred twenty-five trillion dollars annually in services.

Meanwhile, the United States Geological Survey schedules a January ninth webinar on innovative tools for dryland ecosystems like deserts, led by research ecologist Sasha Reed, highlighting actionable science for decision-making in vast western landscapes. Emerging patterns show states and tribes stepping up amid federal shifts, yet underscore the need for sustained data and consultation to safeguard interconnected water and land systems.

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