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
EPN IN THE NEWS RELATED TO WOTUS
EPA Clashes With Fla. Over Use of Trump WOTUS Rule
Betsy Southerland, former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in this article regarding Florida’s decision to continue to implement the Navigable Waters Protection Rules, despite the rule’s district court vacatur.
Supreme Court Tees Up Wetlands Fight That Could Cuff EPA
Mark Ryan, former Regional Counsel, EPA Region 10, was quoted in this article discussing the Supreme Court’s decision to consider Sackett vs. EPA, a challenge to a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that took a broader view of Clean Water Act jurisdiction.
Clean Water Act Policy Could Spur Widespread Disarray
Ellen Gillinsky, former Associate Deputy Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Water, and Mark Ryan, former Regional Counsel, EPA Region 10, were quoted in this article regarding a decision by the Army Corps of Engineers to not rely on jurisdictional determinations made under the recently vacated Navigable Waters Protections Rule when making permitting decisions.
Trump-Era Water Rule’s Replacement Seen as More Legally Airtight
Kevin Minoli, partner at Alston & Bird, LLC, and former EPA Principal Deputy General Counsel, was quoted in this article regarding the legal and scientific support EPA has added to wetlands protections in its proposed waters of the United States rule.