US environmental protection agency's new waters of the United States rule: Connecting law and science

Freshwater Science

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1595-1600

  Adler, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Clean Water Act; Jurisdiction; Navigability; Navigable waters

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SURFACE WATER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84952879376     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/684002     Document Type: Article

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