On December 16, 2025, Betsy Southerland, former director of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water, gave testimony arguing EPA’s proposed WOTUS definitions are scientifically indefensible, would strip Clean Water Act protections from streams and wetlands, undermine water quality, and leave states unable to prevent increased pollution, flooding, and habitat loss.
EPN Oral Testimony on EPA’s Proposed New Definitions for Waters of the U.S.
