Feds May Reduce Role in...

Feds May Reduce Role in Water Cleanups: "The Bush administration has discussed reducing the government's role in a Clinton-era program spelling out state cleanup plans for thousands of lakes and rivers, an official said Saturday. A federal regulation from mid-2000 requires states to develop detailed plans to reduce pollution in more than 20,000 lakes, rivers, streams and bays that do not meet minimum federal water quality standards."