by Ankur Tohan and Rachel Aramburu Few environmental terms have been contested as hotly as “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS). WOTUS is the Clean Water Act’s (CWA) jurisdictional boundary: it determines which rivers, streams, wetlands, and other aquatic features fall under federal regulation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps).…
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EPA announces revised WOTUS rule
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule in response to a May Supreme Court ruling that curtailed which waters are subject to federal Clean Water Act protections. The revised WOTUS rule breaks from longstanding federal waters protections to require that protected wetlands have a clearer link to waterways like oceans and rivers. …
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