The Obama administration's release of its final Clean Water Act rule sets the stage for a battle with Congress in coming weeks that could divide Senate Democrats.

 

Administration officials said the 297 page rule would make it clear what streams, wetlands, ponds, and ditches that are subject to regulation under the law.  Some farm groups, including the American Farm Bureau Federation, withheld immediate comment on the rule's provisions, saying they needed time to analyze the specifics.

 

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