Trump makes water demand of farms priority for new office
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October 14, 2020
President Donald Trump on Tuesday created what he called a "subcabinet" for federal water issues, with a mandate that includes water-use changes sought by corporate farm interests and oil and gas.
An executive order from Trump put Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler in charge of the interagency water body.
Establishment of a water subcabinet "will streamline decision-making processes" across federal agencies, the EPA said in a statement.
The first priority set out by the executive order is increasing dam storage and other water st...
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