Congressional attempt to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s revisions to the Clean Water Act has failed. President Barack Obama vetoed proposed House legislation to block the law. The Senate had passed its version of the bill in November. The EPA is still not enforcing the Clean Water Act changes because a federal court blocked the law in 2015 while the courts continue to review challenges to the revisions. The EPA has said the changes clarify the law and apply it to fewer bodies of water than before, while opponents claim they expand the agency’s power beyond what is allowed
