About-face: Army Corps to consult with tribes on WOTUS

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The Biden administration is ditching an Army Corps of Engineers policy that barred early consultation with NativeAmerican tribes over the fate of wetlands and streams — a move fueling calls to halt a massive and controversialcopper mine in Arizona.In a memo obtained by E&E News, Jaime Pinkham, acting assistant secretary for civil works, told Army Corpsstaff he is rescinding guidance issued in January that directed the agency's Los Angeles District not to consultwith tribes regarding the proposed Rosemont Copper mine.Corps officials confirmed the ban was being implemented across the nation.