President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum exempting U.S. Air Force jet fighter training operations in Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada from most water pollution regulations for one year.
According to the April 20 memo, Air Force jet fighter training operations in the three states would be exempt from “Federal, State, interstate, and local requirements, administrative authority, and process and sanctions respecting the control and abatement of water pollution.”
The exemption, effective on April 20 and valid through April 20, 2027, does not apply to provisions under 33 U.S.C. 1316 and 1317 that regulate pollutant discharges, according to the memo.
The White House said the memo was intended to remove regulatory barriers that “hinder critical military training” for maintaining the nation’s combat readiness and global deterrence….