New administration means new environmental rules Durango, Colorado Currently Wed 6% chance of precipitation 1% chance of precipitation Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020 6:03 AM Toggle font size Escuchar en Español: Mark Pearson The changing of the guard of presidential administrations frequently brings substantial reversals of previous rules and policies. The Trump administration gained notoriety for its widespread attempts to abandon or undermine rules intended to reduce pollution or safeguard public lands. It’s a long list, some with particularly significant local impact. For example, a Trump administration change to the Clean Water Act removed protections from as much as half the nation’s waterways, including many wetlands like those atop Wolf Creek Pass. That was a potential boon to developers of the long-proposed Village at Wolf Creek, where wetlands, if protected, could derail and limit the extent of their development.