EPA to Rewrite Trump-Era Waters Rule That Boosted Builders (1)

摘要

The Biden administration is planning to restore wetlands protections lost under a Trump-era rule that promotes development, the EPA announced Wednesday.The Environmental Protection Agency said it and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to launch rulemakings to restore the pre-2015 definition of the waters of the United States, orWOTUS, under the Clean Water Act.The move-expected to spark a cascade of new litigation-is at least a partial reversal of the Trump-era Navigable Waters Protection Rule, which took effect a year ago and lifted federaljurisdiction over many ephemeral streams and other wetlands.It will also at least partly reverse the Obama-era Clean Water Rule, which was finalized in 2015 and expanded federal jurisdiction over wetlands, the EPA said.