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Evolution of the Meaning of “Waters of the United States” in the Clean Water Act
Congressional Research Service · 2019-03-05 · Reports · 21,899 words · PDF available
For more than forty-five years, all three branches of government have struggled with how to interpret the meaning of “waters of the United States” in the Clean Water Act. In a shift from early water p...
The President’s Authority to Withdraw the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Without Further Congressional Action
Congressional Research Service · 2019-03-05 · Reports · 13,912 words · PDF available
NAFTA is an international trade agreement among the United States, Canada, and Mexico that became effective on January 1, 1994. The agreement includes market-opening provisions that remove tariff and ...