EPA seeks more public comments as it struggles to devise water rule that limits scope on wetlands
The proposal would narrow federal jurisdiction over wetlands and other waters while the EPA and Army Corps seek 30 more days of public input.
- On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers announced a supplemental notice seeking public input on new definitions for "relatively permanent," "continuous surface," and "perennial" waters within the WOTUS rule.
- This action follows the Supreme Court's 2023 Sackett v. EPA decision, which limited federal authority by rejecting the "significant nexus" test, forcing the agency to rewrite regulations that have shifted for more than 50 years.
- EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin stated the goal is a "durable WOTUS definition" that ends "bureaucratic red tape" while ensuring the agency considers all options rather than regulating in a "black box."
- Criticizing the proposal, Center for Biological Diversity policy specialist J.W. Glass warned it could "wipe out life-sustaining waterways" and leave wetlands vulnerable to destructive storm surges driven by climate change.
- Agencies will accept public comments for 30 days once the supplemental proposal is published in the Federal Register, building on over 220,000 comments already received during previous meetings on the rule.
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EPA, Army Corps seek more input for federal water regulation in US
WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers on Friday proposed an additional rulemaking to get more public input about how to define which U.S. waters should face federal regulation that can wit...
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EPA seeks more public comments as it struggles to devise water rule that limits scope on wetlands
The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking additional public comments as it tries to redefine the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to significantly limit the wetlands it covers.
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