WOTUS

EPA and the Department of the Army have proposed to both repeal the 2015 rule for and revise the definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS), halting decades-long progress toward understanding how rivers, streams, wetlands and other water bodies interconnect to provide clean drinking water and clean water for industrial needs. EPN wrote comments, a white paper and presented testimony on how these Administration actions jeopardize maintaining and protecting U.S. water quality.

Protecting the Nation’s Waters Under the Clean Water Act

EPN Responds to Proposal for New “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) Definition

EPN Testimony: Proposal for New “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) Definition

EPN Comments on Proposed Repeal of the Rule Defining the Waters of the United States

Trump Rule Imperils More Than 40,000 Waterways

March 19, 2021 / by

Hannah Northey /

E&E News

EPN member Ellen Gilinsky, former Associate Deputy Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in this article describing the incredibly high number of unprotected waters left vulnerable by the Trump-era Navigable Waters Protection Rule.

Regulatory Rollbacks, Water, WOTUS

How Biden Plans to Reverse Trump’s Environmental Strategy

January 22, 2021 / by

Coral Davenport /

The New York Times

Kevin Minoli, EPN member and former EPA Attorney, was quoted in an article in this article about the pace at which the Biden administration can be expected to reverse the Trump administration’s environmental legacy.

Air, Water, WOTUS

Fixing EPA and the Bay Cleanup Under Biden

December 10, 2020 / by

Tom Pelton /

WYPR 88.1FM

EPN members, Stan Meiburg, former EPA Deputy Regional Administrator in Region 4 and Region 6 and Acting EPA Deputy Administrator, and Betsy Southerland, former Director of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water, were interviewed in this radio segment regarding how the Biden administration can utilize EPA in protecting the Chesapeake Bay.

Water, WOTUS

Examining Why the Pebble Mine Died

December 2, 2020 / by

Ashley Braun /

Hakai Magazine

Dennis McLerran, EPN member and former Regional Administrator, EPA Region 10, was quoted in this article regarding the refusal of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide a federal permit to the Pebble Limited Partnership to start mining for copper and gold in Southwest Alaska.