This new ruling adopts of the 2006 Waters of the United States rule, narrowing the reach of federal “protection” of clean waters.
The House of Representatives fell short of overriding President Biden’s veto of a measure aimed at overturning the new Waters of the United States rule.
A federal judge in North Dakota has granted a preliminary injunction for 24 states against the new Water of the United States rule.
President Joe Biden has vetoed a bipartisan Waters of the United States resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act.
A bipartisan 53-43 Senate vote has approved a resolution rescinding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s definition of Waters of the United States.
A coalition has filed suit against the Environmental Protection Agency challenging the Biden administration’s final “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule.
We should all be in favor of keeping our waterways clean and healthy, but the new WOTUS regulations are too ambiguous for farmers to be comfortable with.
Agriculture runs on water. But, on Friday, the President’s administration finalized a rule which defined “waters of the United States” or WOTUS, removing a 2020 Trump-era rule that many felt protected farmers and ranchers from egregious oversight.
The EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers replaced the 2015 Waters of the United States regulation with a new Clean Water rule that brings clarity.
Today’s rule is the first step in a two-step rulemaking process to define the scope of “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act.